🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

편리

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pyeon-ri

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Convenience/kənˈviː.ni.əns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 가전제품은 사용자의 편리성을 높여줍니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being able to proceed with something with little effort, difficulty, or annoyance.

    "Online shopping offers a high degree of convenience for busy professionals."
  2. 2

    A device or feature that provides comfort, ease, or suitability.

    "The modern apartment comes with all the standard conveniences, including a dishwasher and laundry unit."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin convenientia, meaning 'agreement, fitness, or suitability', stemming from convenire 'to come together, agree'. During the late Middle Ages, the term evolved in Old French and Middle English to denote suitability of circumstances, eventually shifting in the modern era to describe things that save time or effort.

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