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commodious
adjective
spacious and convenient; roomy.
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- Entered English around 1375–1425.
- Ultimately comes from Latin commodi(tās), “convenience.”
- Commodity, “something of use, advantage, value,” shares this origin.
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EXAMPLES OF COMMODIOUS
- The new office building features a commodious conference room for large meetings.
- The commodious living room provided ample space for entertaining guests.
insouciant
adjective
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
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- First recorded in 1820–30.
- Comes from French, combining the negative prefix in– with souciant, a form of soucier “to worry.”
- Soucier comes from Latin sollicitāre “to disturb,” from which we also get solicitous, “anxious; concerned; eager.”
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EXAMPLES OF INSOUCIANT
- As the waves crashed against the shore, he strolled along the beach with an insouciant gait.
- Even in the face of adversity, she maintained an insouciant demeanor, refusing to let life’s challenges dampen her spirit.
heteronym
noun
a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning.
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- From the Late Greek word heterṓnymos, dating back to 1880–85.
- The prefix hetero– means “different.”
- The suffix –onym means “name.”
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EXAMPLES OF HETERONYM
- The word wind is a fascinating heteronym, with one pronunciation representing moving air and the other representing the act of winding a clock.
- Lead is a classic heteronym, with one pronunciation meaning to guide or direct, while the other refers to a heavy metal.
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