expedience
/ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.əns/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The quality of being fit or suitable to cause some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "April 11 1690, John Sharp, sermon preached at White-Hall to determine concerning the expedience of actions"
- "making hither with all due expedience"
- "The sense of expedience that allowed White to cut deals and keep moving had made many, mistakenly, see him as shallow or, worse, unprincipled."
- "forwarding this dear expedience"
Etymology
From Middle English expedience, from Old French expedience, from Late Latin expedientia, from Latin expediens.