Antonyms for convenance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kon-vuh-nahns; French kawnvuh-nahns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn vəˌnɑns; French kɔ̃vəˈnɑ̃s |
Definition of convenance
Origin :- late 15c., from French convenance "convention, agreement, convenience," from convenant, present participle of convenir "to come together" (see convene).
- As in practice : noun routine, usual procedure
- As in decorum : noun appropriate behavior, good manners
- As in form : noun accepted procedure; ceremony
- As in formality : noun convention, custom
- We make marriages of convenance in our country, que diable, and what follows follows; but no scandal afterwards!
- Extract from : « The Newcomes » by William Makepeace Thackeray
Synonyms for convenance
- academism
- behavior
- breeding
- by the book
- by the numbers
- canon
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- channels
- civility
- conduct
- convenance
- convention
- conventionality
- correctitude
- correctness
- courtliness
- custom
- decency
- decorum
- demeanor
- deportment
- dignity
- done thing
- etiquette
- fashion
- form
- formality
- gentility
- gesture
- good grace
- gravity
- habit
- habits
- habitude
- law
- layout
- liturgy
- manner
- manners
- matter of form
- method
- mode
- officialism
- order
- orderliness
- politeness
- politesse
- practice
- praxis
- precept
- procedure
- proceeding
- process
- properness
- propriety
- protocol
- punctilio
- red tape
- regulation
- respectability
- rite
- ritual
- rituality
- ropes
- rubric
- rule
- seemliness
- service
- setup
- solemnity
- solemnness
- stereotype
- style
- system
- tact
- tradition
- trick
- usage
- use
- usefulness
- utility
- way
- wont
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