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

• comˈmodiousness, noun
• comˈmodiously, adverb

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

The New Bath Guide of 1778 mentioned "…a commodious cold-bath, with convenient dressing-rooms".

From BBC

Its Key desk features a powder-coated metal frame, commodious drawer and angled legs.

From New York Times

The seats don’t recline but they are commodious, with a cute love seat in the front row if you’re on a date night.

From Seattle Times

Roger Ebert called “Johnny Guitar” “one of the most blatant psychosexual melodramas ever to disguise itself in that most commodious of genres, the western.”

From Los Angeles Times

The ordinary stiff dining chairs had been discarded for the occasion and replaced by the most commodious and luxurious which could be collected throughout the house.

From Literature