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convenance

[kon-vuh-nahns, kawnvuh-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
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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

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)

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)

She made a marriage de convenance at the age of twenty, apparently without much thought of love upon either side, and entered upon her new career with all the confidence which characterized her.

From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng

"It would be nothing worse than a mariage de convenance," said Uncle William.

From The Hero by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)