commodious

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈmoʊdiəs/ UK /kəˈməʊdiəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
roomy and comfortable; spacious

They moved into a commodious apartment overlooking the park.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · roomy and comfortable;... spacious roomy capacious ample expansive large

Opposites

cramped poky confined narrow

Word family

Forms commodiously

Derived forms commodiouslycommodiousness

Related forms commodity accommodate mode

Etymology

From Medieval Latin commodiosus, from Latin commodus ('convenient, suitable'), from com- ('with') + modus ('measure, manner').

commodus Latin modus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# commodious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmoʊdiəs/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈməʊdiəs/

## Meanings
1. roomy and comfortable; spacious

## Examples
- They moved into a commodious apartment overlooking the park.

## Synonyms
- spacious
- roomy
- capacious
- ample
- expansive
- large

## Antonyms
- cramped
- poky
- confined
- narrow

## Derived Forms
- commodiously
- commodiousness

## Related Forms
- commodity
- accommodate
- mode

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: commodus
- Root: modus

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin commodiosus, from Latin commodus ('convenient, suitable'), from com- ('with') + modus ('measure, manner').

## AI Etymology
Commodious comes from Medieval Latin commodiosus, from Latin commodus ('convenient, suitable'), from com- ('with') + modus ('measure, manner'). The historical trail runs through Latin commodus and Latin modus. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means roomy and comfortable; spacious. Derived formations include commodiously, commodiousness; related forms include commodity, accommodate, mode.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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