adjective · rare

commodious

commodious · more commodious · most commodious

Spacious and convenientSpacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.

UK/kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/US/kəˈmoʊdi.əs/

» I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.

Ich fand die Suiten geräumig, die Sofas bequem und die Sandwiche üppig.

Meaning

5 senses

Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
Our house is much more commodious than our old apartment.
large and roomy (‘convenient’ is archaic in this sense)
(archaic)Convenient, serviceable, suitable.
(archaic)Advantageous, profitable, beneficial.
(archaic)Of life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship.
(obsolete)Of a person, accommodating, obliging, helpful.

Examples

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I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.
deIch fand die Suiten geräumig, die Sofas bequem und die Sandwiche üppig.
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Origin

From Middle English commodious (“convenient, advantageous”), from Anglo-Norman commodious,

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.

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