commodious
Americanadjective
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spacious and convenient; roomy.
a commodious apartment.
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ample or adequate for a particular purpose.
a commodious harbor.
adjective
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(of buildings, rooms, etc) large and roomy; spacious
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archaic suitable; convenient
Other Word Forms
- commodiously adverb
- commodiousness noun
- noncommodious adjective
- noncommodiously adverb
- noncommodiousness noun
- uncommodious adjective
Etymology
Origin of commodious
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin commodiōsus, equivalent to Latin commodi ( tās ) convenience ( commodity ) + -ōsus -ous
Explanation
If your house has a big and comfortable living room, you could say that you have a commodious space for entertaining. Commodious means roomy. Yes, you see the word, commode — i.e. toilet — in commodious. Both words once had the meaning of convenience attached to them from their Latin roots. Indoor plumbing is in fact convenient when you compare it with the alternative as is having room to spare. But that meaning was left behind years ago.
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Example Sentences
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The oversize volume symbolizes her commodious royal position in society.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
The New Bath Guide of 1778 mentioned "…a commodious cold-bath, with convenient dressing-rooms".
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023
The seats don’t recline but they are commodious, with a cute love seat in the front row if you’re on a date night.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2022
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt, a member of the DAR, was outraged by their action, resigned and asked Washington officials to find an appropriately grand and commodious place for Anderson to perform.
From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2019
His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochire.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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