Definitions

convenance

[kon-vuh-nahns, kawnv^uh-nahns] / ˈkɒn vəˌnɑns, kɔ̃vəˈnɑ̃s /

NOUN

decorum

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civility correctness decency demeanor dignity gentility orderliness politeness propriety respectability

STRONG

breeding conduct convention correctitude courtliness deportment etiquette form formality gravity habits order politesse properness protocol punctilio seemliness tact usage

WEAK

good grace

Antonyms

STRONGEST

immorality impropriety rudeness unsuitableness wrong

STRONG

bad manners disorganization

WEAK

bad behavior impoliteness indecency

NOUN

form

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behavior fashion law manner method mode practice process regulation rule style way

STRONG

canon ceremonial channels conduct convention custom decorum etiquette formality habit layout manners precept proceeding propriety protocol rite ritual ropes setup usage

WEAK

by the book by the numbers done thing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lawlessness

STRONG

bad manners impropriety

WEAK

disarrangement disorganization shapelessness

NOUN

formality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

procedure red tape rite ritual

STRONG

academism ceremony conventionality form gesture liturgy rubric rule service solemnity stereotype tradition

WEAK

matter of form officialism rituality solemnness

Antonyms

WEAK

informality

NOUN

practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

form habit method proceeding process rule system tradition use

STRONG

convention custom fashion habitude manner mode praxis trick usage usefulness utility way wont

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganization

WEAK

abstention ignorance neglect refrain

Example Sentences

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It is equally obvious to anyone who knows Philip that he is not the type to submit meekly to the dictates of a dynastic manage de convenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

If this be regarded as a veritable mariage de convenance, it should suit you admirably and the general as well.”

From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West

There had been no suggestion in their many t�te-�-t�tes that they were about to embark upon a mariage de convenance.

From The Golden Web by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

All that he has of good within him is cramped by convenance and fashion; for he who never feared the chance of fortune, trembles, with a coward’s dread, before the sneer of the world.

From Nuts and Nutcrackers by Lever, Charles James

It is sure to be so in these mariages de convenance, where there is no question of love.

From Saint Michael A Romance by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

convenance

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