commodious
Meanings
Adjective
- large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)
- "a commodious harbor"
- "a commodious building suitable for conventions"
Adj
- Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
- Convenient, serviceable, suitable.
- Advantageous, profitable, beneficial.
- Of life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship.
- Of a person, accommodating, obliging, helpful.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English commodious (“convenient, advantageous”), from Anglo-Norman commodious, Old French commodieux, directly from Medieval Latin commodiosus (“convenient, useful”), irregularly from Latin commodus (“suitable, fit, convenient”), from com- + modus (“measure, manner”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”). Analyzable as commode (“to provide with an appropriate or necessary thing; to suit”) + -ious.
Synonyms
ample, becoming, capacious, commonious, convenient, fit, handy, proper, spacious, useful
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
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