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com⋅mo⋅di⋅ous
[kuh-moh-dee-uh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | spacious and convenient; roomy: a commodious apartment. |
| 2. | ample or adequate for a particular purpose: a commodious harbor. |
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| com·mo·di·ous (kə-mō'dē-əs) adj.
[Middle English, convenient, from Medieval Latin commodiōsus, from Latin commodus : com-, com- + modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.] com·mo'di·ous·ly adv., com·mo'di·ous·ness n. |
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Commodious
Com*mo"di*ous\, a. [LL. commodiosus, fr. L. commodum convenience, fr. commodus. See Commode.] Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable; as, a commodious house. "A commodious drab." --Shak. "Commodious gold." --Pope. The haven was not commodious to winter in. --Acts xxvii. 12. Syn: Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; advantageous; serviceable; useful; spacious; comfortable.
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Language Translation for : commodious
Spanish:
espacioso, amplio,
German:
geräumig,
Japanese:
ひろびろとした
commodious
1423, "beneficial, convenient," from M.L. commodiosus "convenient, useful," from L. commodus (see commode). Meaning "roomy, spacious" first attested 1533.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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