incommodity

American  

[in-kuh-mod-i-tee] / ˌɪn kəˈmɒd ɪ ti /

noun

incommodities plural

1. disadvantage; inconvenience.

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incommodity British  

/ ˌɪnkəˈmɒdɪtɪ /

noun

1. a less common word for inconvenience

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• incommodities
  plural

Etymology

Origin of incommodity

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

Example Sentences

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incommodity incommodities

When an wholesome law is propounded, he crosseth it either by open or close opposition, not for any incommodity or inexpedience, but because it proceeded from any mouth besides his own.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

Writing from London, on his arrival, Johnson said, 'I came home last night, without any incommodity, danger, or weariness, and am ready to begin a new journey.

From James Boswell Famous Scots Series by Leask, W. Keith (William Keith)

And had I not found incommodity there, I had not forsaken it at all; but finding it altogether unsuitable to me, and very unprofitable for me, I forsook it for this way. 

From Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) by Whyte, Alexander

At this particular time, by reason of the incommodity of the house, the rite was performed at the door of the domicile.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

Howbeit, I purpose now to consider first imprisonment as imprisonment alone, without any other incommodity besides.

From Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens by Stevens, Monica

As soon as my incommodities allowed me to think of past occurrences, I failed not to inquire what had become of the odd little guest whom Hollingsworth had been the medium of introducing among us.

From The Blithedale Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

But yet they shuld liue more pleasauntly, if certein incommodities were taken from them, and had suche pastymes as eyther they dispise orels can not get nor attaine vnto.

From A Very Pleasaunt & Fruitful Diologe Called the Epicure by Erasmus, Desiderius

During the season of gathering the pepper, the persons employed are subject to various incommodities, the chief of which is violent and long-continued sternutation or sneezing.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 by Various

But what incommodities and troubles chaunced vnto me in these vyages, as hunger, thirst, colde, heate, warres, captiuitie, terrours, and dyuers other suche daungers, I will declare by the way in theyr due places.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

Pigs, Spanish dollars, and Norway rats, are not the only commodities and incommodities which have performed the circumnavigation, and are to be found wherever European ships have touched. 

From Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society by Morley, Henry