Convenience
noun
Something that gives better conditions or increases comfort in life.
Mobile phones are a convenience that makes everyday life easier.
Often appears as...
- creature of convenience
- convenience store
noun
A time that is suitable or practicable.
You can come at your earliest convenience.
Often appears as...
- at one's convenience
- for your convenience
noun
A thing's ability to perform a particular function.
The convenience of the internet help make work from home possible.
Often appears as...
- internet convenience
- modern convenience
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A public toilet.
There are hardly any conveniences in this part of the town.
Often appears as...
- public convenience
- nearby convenience
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
noun
Something that gives better conditions or increases comfort in life.
Mobile phones are a convenience that makes everyday life easier.
Often appears as...
- creature of convenience
- convenience store
noun
A time that is suitable or practicable.
You can come at your earliest convenience.
Often appears as...
- at one's convenience
- for your convenience
noun
A thing's ability to perform a particular function.
The convenience of the internet help make work from home possible.
Often appears as...
- internet convenience
- modern convenience
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A public toilet.
There are hardly any conveniences in this part of the town.
Often appears as...
- public convenience
- nearby convenience
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Consider how what's convenient can vary across cultures due to different lifestyles.
In Japan, vending machines are a convenience readily found on many street corners.
Pro Tip 2/3Relative Notion
Remember convenience can be subjective; what's convenient for one may not be for another.
Riding bikes is a convenience for those living in the city center, less so for rural residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Connotation
Convenience often carries a positive emotional response, being associated with ease and satisfaction.
The convenience of online shopping brings joy to many.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Consider how what's convenient can vary across cultures due to different lifestyles.
In Japan, vending machines are a convenience readily found on many street corners.
Pro Tip 2/3Relative Notion
Remember convenience can be subjective; what's convenient for one may not be for another.
Riding bikes is a convenience for those living in the city center, less so for rural residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Connotation
Convenience often carries a positive emotional response, being associated with ease and satisfaction.
The convenience of online shopping brings joy to many.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Consider how what's convenient can vary across cultures due to different lifestyles.
In Japan, vending machines are a convenience readily found on many street corners.
Pro Tip 2/3Relative Notion
Remember convenience can be subjective; what's convenient for one may not be for another.
Riding bikes is a convenience for those living in the city center, less so for rural residents.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Connotation
Convenience often carries a positive emotional response, being associated with ease and satisfaction.
The convenience of online shopping brings joy to many.
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The cost of workplace...
Stress is this deeply personal thing, it's crazy to think it can have such a massive impact. But consider this thought experiment to explain how. Imagine a single mother working a stressful job, in a stress-filled environment, where she sits 90 percent of the time. Maybe she doesn't have time to cook, so she chooses meals based off of convenience,
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The science of milk -...
inactivate far more microbes. Yet the higher processing temperatures may adversely affect the nutritional and sensory properties of the milk. Ultimately, that choice lies in the consumer's taste and need for convenience. Fortunately, there are many choices available
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What your smart devices...
for discounts on their premiums, of course. We know what some of you are this is the contract of the modern world. You give up a little privacy, and you get some convenience or some price breaks in return. But that wasn't my experience in my smart home.
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Human-Looking Faces on...
time where people really knew for necessity what was happening in the natural world and now we don't have that necessity and the other things that are conveniences in our lives totally outweigh that understanding and possibly we're really missing it
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Ludwick Marishane: A...
two hours more for homework, two hours more to just be a kid. After seeing that global impact, we narrowed it down to our key value proposition, which was cleanliness and convenience. DryBath is a rich man's convenience and a poor man's lifesaver.
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Let’s put the romance...
let us value what we cannot measure let us acknowledge that the best things in life are those that are not optimized let us create things that are not only more useful also more beautiful let us design for friction not just convenience and
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Why you should be a...
We can be part of that change. We can be part of that answer. And that's quite beautiful, right? So let's give it a try, let's rock and roll, let's flood the world with climate activists. Let's get out of the zones of convenience
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
their animals and an environment for their own convenience in a similar vein I felt it ironic that many times on my own journey people had pitied me for living on out in the elements the truth was that after
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Sloths! The strange life...
We humans are obsessed with speed. Busyness is a badge of honor, and convenience trumps quality in our quest for quick. Our addiction to the express life is choking us and the planet.
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Ze Frank's web playroom
And when I feel that way even the smallest act of kindness can make me cry. Like even people in convenience stores
Video examples
The cost of workplace...
Stress is this deeply personal thing, it's crazy to think it can have such a massive impact. But consider this thought experiment to explain how. Imagine a single mother working a stressful job, in a stress-filled environment, where she sits 90 percent of the time. Maybe she doesn't have time to cook, so she chooses meals based off of convenience,
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The science of milk -...
inactivate far more microbes. Yet the higher processing temperatures may adversely affect the nutritional and sensory properties of the milk. Ultimately, that choice lies in the consumer's taste and need for convenience. Fortunately, there are many choices available
Video examples
What your smart devices...
for discounts on their premiums, of course. We know what some of you are this is the contract of the modern world. You give up a little privacy, and you get some convenience or some price breaks in return. But that wasn't my experience in my smart home.
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Human-Looking Faces on...
time where people really knew for necessity what was happening in the natural world and now we don't have that necessity and the other things that are conveniences in our lives totally outweigh that understanding and possibly we're really missing it
Video examples
Ludwick Marishane: A...
two hours more for homework, two hours more to just be a kid. After seeing that global impact, we narrowed it down to our key value proposition, which was cleanliness and convenience. DryBath is a rich man's convenience and a poor man's lifesaver.
Video examples
Let’s put the romance...
let us value what we cannot measure let us acknowledge that the best things in life are those that are not optimized let us create things that are not only more useful also more beautiful let us design for friction not just convenience and
Video examples
Why you should be a...
We can be part of that change. We can be part of that answer. And that's quite beautiful, right? So let's give it a try, let's rock and roll, let's flood the world with climate activists. Let's get out of the zones of convenience
Video examples
Tim Cope: On the Trail...
their animals and an environment for their own convenience in a similar vein I felt it ironic that many times on my own journey people had pitied me for living on out in the elements the truth was that after
Video examples
Sloths! The strange life...
We humans are obsessed with speed. Busyness is a badge of honor, and convenience trumps quality in our quest for quick. Our addiction to the express life is choking us and the planet.
Video examples
Ze Frank's web playroom
And when I feel that way even the smallest act of kindness can make me cry. Like even people in convenience stores
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
Proper British nannies put the child ahead of everything. They do not like to see children used as accessories, carried around in slings for the convenience of the parents' social life. They want a proper set-up, where the baby is rested and happy, not shown off to all-comers.
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David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends.
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John Twelve Hawks
Author
Anyone who steps back for a minute and observes our modern digital world might conclude that we have destroyed our privacy in exchange for convenience and false security.
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Rachel Keller
American Actress
I must've been a bird in some previous lifetime. I feel like I'm called to flying - the convenience and the beauty of it. That feeling of soaring would be empowering.
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Althea Gibson
American Athlete
I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so.
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Erika Christensen
American Actress
Having convenience when it comes to fueling your body is definitely an important thing.
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Barton Gellman
American Journalist
NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture.
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John D. Barrow
English Scientist
There is no reason that the universe should be designed for our convenience.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
Proper British nannies put the child ahead of everything. They do not like to see children used as accessories, carried around in slings for the convenience of the parents' social life. They want a proper set-up, where the baby is rested and happy, not shown off to all-comers.
Quote examples
David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.
Quote examples
Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends.
Quote examples
John Twelve Hawks
Author
Anyone who steps back for a minute and observes our modern digital world might conclude that we have destroyed our privacy in exchange for convenience and false security.
Quote examples
Rachel Keller
American Actress
I must've been a bird in some previous lifetime. I feel like I'm called to flying - the convenience and the beauty of it. That feeling of soaring would be empowering.
Quote examples
Althea Gibson
American Athlete
I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so.
Quote examples
Erika Christensen
American Actress
Having convenience when it comes to fueling your body is definitely an important thing.
Quote examples
Barton Gellman
American Journalist
NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture.
Quote examples
John D. Barrow
English Scientist
There is no reason that the universe should be designed for our convenience.
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