accommodating

[ uh-kom-uh-dey-ting ]

adjective

1. easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.

accommodating

/ əˈkɒməˌdeɪtɪŋ /

adjective

1. willing to help; kind; obliging

Derived Forms

• acˈcommoˌdatingly, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of accommodating¹

First recorded in 1610–20; accommodat(e) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The service looks to be more concerned with being chic than it does with being accommodating.

From The Daily Beast

The law would also task a city staff member with accommodating complaints of discrimination from marginalized groups.

From The Daily Beast

And the family members were very accommodating when it came to the material.

From The Daily Beast

His interactions with congressional leaders were similarly accommodating.

From The Daily Beast

Our family is fanatically loyal to accommodating businesses and avoid those that seem perplexed by us.

From The Daily Beast

She really hasn't been well, and her superior officer is an accommodating old sort.

From Project Gutenberg

At Oulton, Bullen has a number of craft, ranging from a large pleasure wherry accommodating twelve persons, and let at 12l.

From Project Gutenberg

The bench (subsellium) differed from the stool only in accommodating more than one person.

From Project Gutenberg

These small rooms are supposed to be the sleeping-rooms of the gladiators, each accommodating two persons.

From Project Gutenberg

Along each side there is a row of free seats—about 50 altogether—capable of accommodating upwards of 300 persons.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• considerate
• friendly
• generous
• helpful
• hospitable
• polite
• unselfish