accommodating

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-ting ]
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adjective
  1. easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.

Origin of accommodating

1
First recorded in 1610–20; accommodat(e) + -ing2

Other words from accommodating

  • ac·com·mo·dat·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·ac·com·mo·dat·ing, adjective
  • non·ac·com·mo·dat·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·ac·com·mo·dat·ing·ness, noun
  • pre·ac·com·mo·dat·ing·ly, adverb
  • su·per·ac·com·mo·dat·ing, adjective
  • un·ac·com·mo·dat·ing, adjective
  • un·ac·com·mo·dat·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby accommodating

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How to use accommodating in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for accommodating

accommodating

/ (əˈkɒməˌdeɪtɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. willing to help; kind; obliging

Derived forms of accommodating

  • accommodatingly, adverb

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