commodious
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1423. From Latin commodiōsus, from commodus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈməʊdi.əs/
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈmoʊdi.əs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊdiəs
Adjective[edit]
commodious (comparative more commodious, superlative most commodious)
- Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
- Synonyms: convenient, comfortable, spacious
- Our house is much more commodious than our old apartment.
- 1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times
- The emphasis was helped by the speaker's square wall of a forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves, overshadowed by the wall.
- Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; suitable.
- Synonyms: advantageous, fit, proper, serviceable, suitable, useful
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
spacious and convenient
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adapted to its use or purpose
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References[edit]
- commodious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913