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commodious

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/
  • General-American: /kəˈmoʊdi.əs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊdiəs
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M OW1 D IY0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Our house is much more commodious than our old apartment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spacious, capacious, ample, commonious

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Convenient, serviceable, suitable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: becoming, fit, proper, handy, useful

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Advantageous, profitable, beneficial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Of a person, accommodating, obliging, helpful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a commodious harbor
  • a commodious building suitable for conventions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: convenient

Antonyms: incommodious

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: широк (širok) — spacious and convenient
  • Bulgarian: просторен (prostoren) — spacious and convenient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬敞 /宽敞 (kuānchang) — spacious and convenient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬綽 /宽绰 (kuānchuò) — spacious and convenient
  • French: spacieux — spacious and convenient
  • French: ample — spacious and convenient
  • French: logeable — spacious and convenient
  • Galician: espazoso — spacious and convenient
  • Latin: commodus — spacious and convenient
  • Bulgarian: удобен (udoben) — adapted to its use or purpose
  • French: commode — adapted to its use or purpose
  • French: approprié — adapted to its use or purpose
  • French: convenable — adapted to its use or purpose
  • Latin: commodus — adapted to its use or purpose