Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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convenience

UK /kənˈviːnɪəns/ · US /kənˈvinjəns/ noun, verb

Forms conveniences conveniencing convenienced

  1. noun The quality of being convenient. “Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.”
  2. noun Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
  3. noun A convenient time. “We will come over and begin the work at your convenience.”
  4. verb To make convenient. “These are equally viable times and I propose we alternate between the two times in order to convenience as many people as possible.”

Synonyms

amenity bathroom latrine necessarium toilet toilet room urinal water closet WC cloaca closet jacques kocay siege cludgie neddy netty shield six facilities public toilet comfort station public convenience public lavatory restroom toilet facility wash room appliance contraption contrivance

Antonyms

inconvenience

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety.
  2. noun Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease; accommodation.

Etymology [L. convenientia agreement, fitness. See Convenient.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “convenience”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “convenience” (best matches first).