commodious

English

WOTD – 15 June 2007

Etymology

First attested in 1423. From Latin commodiōsus, from commodus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəˈməʊdi.əs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kəˈmoʊdi.əs/

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• Rhymes: -əʊdiəs

Adjective

commodious (comparative more commodious, superlative most commodious)

1. Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.

   Synonyms: convenient, comfortable, spacious

   Our house is much more commodious than our old apartment.

   • 1854, Charles Dickens, “The One Thing Needful”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], OCLC 4389957, book the first (Sowing), page 3:

     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.

2. Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; suitable.

   Synonyms: advantageous, fit, proper, serviceable, suitable, useful

Derived terms

• commodiously

Translations

spacious and convenient

• Bulgarian: широк (bg) (širok), просторен (bg) (prostoren)
• Latin: commodus

adapted to its use or purpose

• Bulgarian: удобен (bg) (udoben)
• Latin: commodus

References

• commodious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.