commodious
English
Etymology
First attested in 1423. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin commodiōsus, from commodus.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊdiəs
Adjective
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, “The One Thing Needful”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC, 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.
- Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; suitable.
- Synonyms: advantageous, fit, proper, serviceable, suitable, useful
Derived terms
Translations
spacious and convenient
adapted to its use or purpose
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References
- “commodious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.