convenancen.

Brit.

/ˈkɒnvənɑːns/, U.S.

/ˈkɑnvənəns/

Forms: Also 1600s -ence.

Etymology: < French convenance, Old French also covenance , convention, agreement, convenience, < convenir to come together, agree, fit, etc. Introduced in 15th cent. in sense 1 (in form covenance n.), and in sense 2 in 17th cent., but in neither sense retained in the language; in recent use a non-naturalized French word in sense 3.

†1. A convention, covenant, agreement. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope 47 The couenaunces and pactyons made by..force oughte not to be holden.

†2. Concurrence, agreement. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [noun]

cordc1300

assentc1386

concordc1386

accordancea1400

unanimity1436

concordancec1450

condescentc1460

greement1483

agreeing?1520

consent1529

consension1570

onenessa1575

consort1590

concurrency1596

agreation1598

convenance1613

concert1618

concurrence1669

accordancy1790

coincidence1795

unanimousness1828

one-mindedness1836

consentience1879

1613 A. Sherley Relation Trav. Persia 104 Mombarecke..with the lest conuenence of his Maiestie, would continue his Armes against the Turke.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 17 Neither order nor distinction, nor union, nor convenance.

a. Conventional propriety or usage.

ΚΠ

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 17 The duration of a glance Is the term of convenance.

1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 54 Our foaming ale we drunk from hunters' pans,..and, if any missed Their wonted convenance, cheerly hid the loss With hunters' appetite.

b. plural. The conventional proprieties of life or social intercourse; the conventionalities.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlihoodc1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

seemliness1548

decentness1561

decorum?1571

handsomeness1595

civility1612

decency1682

exactness1683

elegance1686

propriety1753

thing1791

bienseancea1797

convenances1831

decorousness1834

the becoming1842

correctnessa1859

good (also bad) form1868

properness1873

correctitude1893

the done thing1917

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [noun] > convention > a convention

convention1791

convenances1831

conventionalism1833

conventionalitya1834

1831 T. De Quincey Dr. Parr in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 778/1 That it does not shock or revolt my taste or sense of propriety—of decorum—and the convenances arising out of place..occasion, or personal circumstances.

1881 Spectator 9 Apr. 476 Her utter ignorance of London convenances and proprieties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	convenance
释义	convenancen. Brit. /ˈkɒnvənɑːns/, U.S. /ˈkɑnvənəns/ Forms: Also 1600s -ence. Etymology: < French convenance, Old French also covenance , convention, agreement, convenience, < convenir to come together, agree, fit, etc. Introduced in 15th cent. in sense 1 (in form covenance n.), and in sense 2 in 17th cent., but in neither sense retained in the language; in recent use a non-naturalized French word in sense 3. †1. A convention, covenant, agreement. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope 47 The couenaunces and pactyons made by..force oughte not to be holden. †2. Concurrence, agreement. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > agreement, concurrence, or unanimity > [noun] cordc1300 assentc1386 concordc1386 accordancea1400 unanimity1436 concordancec1450 condescentc1460 greement1483 agreeing?1520 consent1529 consension1570 onenessa1575 consort1590 concurrency1596 agreation1598 convenance1613 concert1618 concurrence1669 accordancy1790 coincidence1795 unanimousness1828 one-mindedness1836 consentience1879 1613 A. Sherley Relation Trav. Persia 104 Mombarecke..with the lest conuenence of his Maiestie, would continue his Armes against the Turke. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 17 Neither order nor distinction, nor union, nor convenance. 3. a. Conventional propriety or usage. ΚΠ 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 17 The duration of a glance Is the term of convenance. 1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 54 Our foaming ale we drunk from hunters' pans,..and, if any missed Their wonted convenance, cheerly hid the loss With hunters' appetite. b. plural. The conventional proprieties of life or social intercourse; the conventionalities. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlihoodc1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 seemliness1548 decentness1561 decorum?1571 handsomeness1595 civility1612 decency1682 exactness1683 elegance1686 propriety1753 thing1791 bienseancea1797 convenances1831 decorousness1834 the becoming1842 correctnessa1859 good (also bad) form1868 properness1873 correctitude1893 the done thing1917 society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [noun] > convention > a convention convention1791 convenances1831 conventionalism1833 conventionalitya1834 1831 T. De Quincey Dr. Parr in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 778/1 That it does not shock or revolt my taste or sense of propriety—of decorum—and the convenances arising out of place..occasion, or personal circumstances. 1881 Spectator 9 Apr. 476 Her utter ignorance of London convenances and proprieties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1484
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