CONVENANCE

Meaning of CONVENANCE in English

n. (usu. in pl.) conventional propriety. [F f. convenir be fitting (as CONVENE)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

CONVENANCE — kōⁿv(ə)nääⁿs; ˈkänvənən(t)s, -ˌnän(t)s noun ( plural convenances kōⁿv(ə)nääⁿs; ˈkänvənən(t)sə̇z, -ˌnän(t)-) Etymology: French, from convenant, present participle of convenir to be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONVENANCE — (n.) That which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient.
Английский словарь Webster
CONVENANCE — ( n. ) That which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVENANCE — /kon"veuh nahns'/ ; Fr. /kawonnveu nahonns"/ , n. , pl. convenances /-nahn'siz/ ; Fr. /-nahonns"/ . 1. suitability; expediency; propriety. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVENANCE — noun that which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient.
Webster English vocab
CONVENANCE — [ 'kɒnvəˌnα:ns ] (also ~s ) ■ noun archaic conventional propriety. Origin Fr., from convenir 'be fitting', from L. convenire …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONVENANCE — n. (usu. in pl.) conventional propriety. [ F f. convenir be fitting (as CONVENE) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONVENANCE — n. (usu. in pl.) conventional propriety. Etymology: F f. convenir be fitting (as CONVENE)
Oxford English vocab
CONVENANCE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: FORM 3, convention, usage
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONVENANCE — noun Synonyms: form 3, convention, usage
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MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE — foreign term Etymology: French marriage of convenience
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE — /mann rddyannzh" deuh kawonn veuh nahonns"/ , French. See marriage of convenience .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE — foreign term Etymology: French : marriage of convenience
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE — [ma.riage de con.ve.nance] [F] foreign term : marriage of convenience
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE — n. = marriage of convenience. [F]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE — n. = marriage of convenience. [ F ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE — n. marriage of convenience. Etymology: F
Oxford English vocab
FORM
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE — Etymology: translation of French mariage de convenance : a marriage contracted rather for the advantages (as keeping an estate in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOAN TRANSLATION — 1. the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
USAGE — Synonyms and related words : acceptance, acceptation, acception, active use, adjectival phrase, antonym, appliance, application, articulation, automatism, bad habit, bon …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROPRIETY — Synonyms and related words : Atticism, admissibility, advantage, advantageousness, advisability, amenities, applicability, appositeness, appropriateness, aptitude, aptness, auspiciousness, becomingness, beneficialness, bienseance, …
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PRACTICE — Synonyms and related words : Gedankenexperiment, MO, accordance, acquittal, acquittance, act, acting, action, actions, activism, activity, acts, actually, addition, address, …
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GOOD FORM — Synonyms and related words : amenities, bienseance, civilities, civility, comity, conformity, convenance, convention, conventional usage, conventionalism, conventionality, correctness, courtliness, custom, …
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FORMALITY — Synonyms and related words : Procrustean law, act, baccalaureate service, bienseance, bill, bylaw, canon, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, circumstance, civility, code, …
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FORM — Synonyms and related words : Berkeleianism, Hegelianism, Kantianism, MO, Masan, Neoplatonism, Platonic form, Platonic idea, Platonism, Procrustean law, SOP, absolute …
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ETIQUETTE — Synonyms and related words : amenities, approbatory, approving, behavior, bienseance, bon ton, civilities, civility, comity, commendatory, complimentary, conduct, conformity, consuetude, …
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DECORUM — Synonyms and related words : amenities, appropriateness, becomingness, bienseance, ceremoniousness, civilities, civility, comity, conformity, convenance, convention, conventional usage, conventionalism, conventionality, …
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DECENCY — Synonyms and related words : accommodatingness, advantage, advantageousness, advisability, affability, agreeableness, amiability, appropriateness, assured probity, becomingness, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, bienseance, …
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DECORUM — n. Function: noun 1 socially acceptable behavior or accepted standards of this FF1C; they found his conduct quite lacking in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DECORUM — noun 1. socially acceptable behavior or accepted standards of this they found his conduct quite lacking in decorum Synonyms: decency, …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь

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