discommodity

American  

[dis-kuh-mod-i-tee] / ˌdɪs kəˈmɒd ɪ ti /

noun

Archaic.

plural

discommodities

1. inconvenience; disadvantageousness.

2. a source of inconvenience or trouble; disadvantage.

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discommodity British  

/ ˌdɪskəˈmɒdɪtɪ /

noun

1. economics a commodity without utility

2. archaic the state or a source of inconvenience

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Etymology

Origin of discommodity

First recorded in 1505–15; dis- ¹ + commodity

Example Sentences

To preuent which discommodity, one of the best remedies is the sufficient and fit distance of trees.

From A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England by Lawson, William, fl. 1618

You go about, in rain or fine at all hours without discommodity.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary