incommodity

[ in-kuh-mod-i-tee ]

noun

, plural in·com·mod·i·ties.

1. disadvantage; inconvenience.

incommodity

/ ˌɪnkəˈmɒdɪtɪ /

noun

1. See inconvenience
   a less common word for inconvenience

Word History and Origins

Origin of incommodity¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word incommoditās. See incommode, -ity

Example Sentences

What a clap of thunder to Excellency Hanbury; his masterpiece found suddenly a superfluity, an incommodity!

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And here a singular incommodity befell one member of our party.

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Johnson stayed at Edinburgh for a fortnight and then returned to London "without any incommodity, danger, or weariness."

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I gave you the incommodity of coming to see me not openly discuss en pleine sale.'

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But may not a governor's prohibition be overweighed by some great degrees of incommodity?

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