different between conventional vs convenance

English

Etymology

convention +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?n??n?l/

Adjective

conventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional)

1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
2. Ordinary, commonplace.
3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
4. (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
5. (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
6. (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical
• (banal): stereotypical

Antonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional
• (ordinary): imaginative
• (weapons): nuclear
• (agriculture): organic
• (bridge): natural

Derived terms

Related terms

• convention

Translations

Noun

conventional (plural conventionals)

1. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Further reading

• "conventional" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 80.

English

Etymology

From French convenance. Doublet of convenience.

Noun

convenance (countable and uncountable, plural convenances)

1. (obsolete) conventional propriety

French

Etymology

From convenir +? -ance (cf. convenant); possibly corresponds to Latin convenientia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

convenance f (plural convenances)

1. conformity, propriety
2. convenience, expediency

Derived terms

Related terms

• convenir
• convenant

Further reading

• “convenance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).