commodious

[kuh-moh-dee-uhs]

adjective

1. spacious and convenient; roomy.

   a commodious apartment.

2. ample or adequate for a particular purpose.

   a commodious harbor.

commodious

/ kəˈməʊdɪəs /

adjective

1. (of buildings, rooms, etc) large and roomy; spacious

2. archaic,  suitable; convenient

Other Word Forms

• commodiously adverb
• commodiousness noun
• noncommodious adjective
• noncommodiously adverb
• noncommodiousness noun
• uncommodious adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of commodious¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin commodiōsus, equivalent to Latin commodi ( tās ) convenience ( commodity ) + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of commodious¹

C15: from Medieval Latin commodiōsus, from Latin commodus convenient, from com- with + modus measure

Example Sentences

The oversize volume symbolizes her commodious royal position in society.

From Los Angeles Times

Its Key desk features a powder-coated metal frame, commodious drawer and angled legs.

From New York Times

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

Roger Ebert called “Johnny Guitar” “one of the most blatant psychosexual melodramas ever to disguise itself in that most commodious of genres, the western.”

From Los Angeles Times

His family lived in commodious apartments over the store, having an entrance on the side within the porte cochère.

From Literature