convenience Copy link Outline 1. commŏdĭtas2. opportūnĭtas (esp. of place3. ūtĭlĭtas, ūsus • convenience: 1. commŏdĭtas: esp. of opportunity ("in loco opportunitas, in occasione commoditas ad faciendum idonea consideranda est," Cic. Inv. 2, 12, 40): to have regard to c. (in building a house), commoditatis diligentiam adhibere, Cic., Off. 1, 39, 138: v. advantage. 2. opportūnĭtas (esp. of place: v. supra): certainly in war c. of positions is of advantage, certe in armis locorum valet op., Cic.: also of time and other things: op. temporum, Cic. 3. ūtĭlĭtas, ūsus: v. expediency, utility. Phr.: as far as suits your c., quod commodo tuo fiat, Cic.: to have regard for one's own c., sibi servire, Cic.: so of things intended for the convenience of persons, Plin.: Front.: to form one's plans according to c., ad tempus consilium capere, Cic.