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Convenience vs Handiness - What's the difference?

convenience | handiness | Synonyms |

Convenience is a synonym of handiness.


As nouns the difference between convenience and handiness

is that convenience is the quality of being suitable, useful or convenient while handiness is the quality or state of being handy.

convenience

English

(wikipedia convenience)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let's further think of this; / Weigh what convenience both of time and means / May fit us to our shape.
  • anything that makes for an easier life
  • * Cowper
    • Thus first Necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • A pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences .
    Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience .
  • a convenient time, especially in the phrase at one's convenience
  • (chiefly, British) a public toilet

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * convenience food * convenience store * flag of convenience * marriage of convenience

    Related terms

    * convene * convenient * convent * convention

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    handiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality or state of being handy.