convenience vs contrivance

contrivance vs convenience

convenience and contrivance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
convenience	Yes	No	No	No
contrivance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, convenience and contrivance are synonyms defined as:

convenience and contrivance: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Other synonyms of convenience include appliance, contraption, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget.

convenience (noun)	contrivance (noun)
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job	the act of devising something
a toilet that is available to the public	a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
the quality of being useful and convenient	any improvised arrangement for temporary use
the state of being suitable or opportune	an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
	the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
	an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

Difference between convenience and contrivance

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