opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expedience
(noun) taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
expedience, expediency
(noun) the quality of being suited to the end in view
Source: WordNet® 3.1
expedience (countable and uncountable, plural expediences)
(uncountable) 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.
Speed, haste or urgency.
Something that is expedient.
(obsolete) An expedition; enterprise; adventure.
• (fitness or suitableness): expediency
• (speed, haste or urgency): expediency
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pe"di*ence, Ex*pe"di*en*cy,, n.
1. The quality of being expedient or advantageous; fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended; adaptedness to self- interest; desirableness; advantage; advisability; -- sometimes contradistinguished from moral rectitude. Divine wisdom discovers no expediency in vice. Cogan. To determine concerning the expedience of action. Sharp. Much declamation may be heard in the present day against expediency, as if it were not the proper object of a deliberative assembly, and as if it were only pursued by the unprincipled. Whately.
2. Expedition; haste; dispatch. [Obs.] Making hither with all due expedience. Shak.
3. An expedition; enterprise; adventure. [Obs.] Forwarding this dear expedience. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
