commodious

[ kuh-moh-dee-uhs ]

adjective

1. spacious and convenient; roomy:

   a commodious apartment.

2. ample or adequate for a particular purpose:

   a commodious harbor.

commodious

/ kəˈməʊdɪəs /

adjective

1. (of buildings, rooms, etc) large and roomy; spacious
2. archaic.
   suitable; convenient

Derived Forms

• comˈmodiously, adverb
• comˈmodiousness, noun

Other Words From

• com·modi·ous·ly adverb
• com·modi·ous·ness noun
• noncom·modi·ous adjective
• noncom·modi·ous·ly adverb
• noncom·modi·ous·ness noun
• uncom·modi·ous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of commodious¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin commodiōsus, equivalent to Latin commodi ( tās ) convenience ( commodity ) + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of commodious¹

C15: from Medieval Latin commodiōsus, from Latin commodus convenient, from com- with + modus measure

Example Sentences

Although none of these issues are burrowed into, they scroll by in manner that is commodious and vivid.

From The Daily Beast

His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochere.

From Project Gutenberg

The fixed stipend was small, but the fabric, raised and adorned as funds allowed, was commodious and beautiful.

From Project Gutenberg

Adjoining the church there is the priests' house—a rather labrynthal, commodious place with plain, ancient furniture.

From Project Gutenberg

Their tents were just as commodious and as good as our own, but they put more men into each than we were in the habit of doing.

From Project Gutenberg

We have never seen a better arranged nor a more commodious place of its kind than this.

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