different between convenience vs resource

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?vi?n??ns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?vinj?ns/
• Hyphenation: con?ve?nience

Noun

convenience (countable and uncountable, plural conveniences)

1. The quality of being convenient.

   Synonym: amenity
2. Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
3. A convenient time.

4. (chiefly Britain) Ellipsis of public convenience: a public lavatory.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom

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Verb

convenience (third-person singular simple present conveniences, present participle conveniencing, simple past and past participle convenienced)

1. 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.

Further reading

• convenience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• convenience at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurg? (“to rise again, spring up anew”). See resourd, resurgent, source.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???s??s/, /???z??s/, /??i?s??s/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /??is??s/, /???z??s/, /???s??s/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /??i(?)so(?)?s/, /???zo(?)?s/, /???so(?)?s/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /???so?s/, /???zo?s/, /??i?so?s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Noun

resource (plural resources)

1. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
2. A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.

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Related terms

• source

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See also

• means

References

• resource in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• resource in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Verb

resource (third-person singular simple present resources, present participle resourcing, simple past and past participle resourced)

1. To supply with resources.

Translations

Anagrams

• recourse

Old French

Etymology

From the past participle of the verb resourdre, itself from Latin resurg?.

Noun

resource f (oblique plural resources, nominative singular resource, nominative plural resources)

1. act of raising

Descendants

• ? English: resource
• French: ressource