Definition of COMMODIOUS

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.

Antonyms

incommodious

Scrabble Score: 17

commodious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
commodious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commodious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

commodious is a valid Words With Friends word