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Convenience vs Tranquillity - What's the difference?

convenience | tranquillity |

As nouns the difference between convenience and tranquillity

is that convenience is the quality of being suitable, useful or convenient while tranquillity is the state of being tranquil.

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

    External links

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    tranquillity

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tranquility

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • the state of being tranquil
  • the absence of disturbance; peacefulness
  • the absence of stress; serenity
  • the quality of calm such as that experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from manmade ones.

    • Usage notes

    * More common spelling in the UK; less common in the US.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * tranquil * tranquillize * tranquilly * tranquilness

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