Commodious
[kə'məʊdɪəs] or [kə'modɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); 'a commodious harbor'; 'a commodious building suitable for conventions' .
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Definition
(a.) Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable; as, a commodious house.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Convenient, useful, advantageous, suitable, fit, proper.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Ample, easy, convenient, spacious, suitable, comfortable
ANT:Inconvenient, incommodious, narrow, ill-contrived, incommensurate, discommodious
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Definition
adj. suitable or convenient: roomy spacious: (Shak.) serviceable: comfortable.—n. Commode′ a small sideboard: a large high head-dress formerly worn by ladies: a box for holding a chamber utensil: a night-stool.—adv. Commō′diously.—ns. Commō′diousness; Commod′ity convenience: (Shak.) profit: (Shak.) parcel: an article of traffic: (pl.) goods produce.
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Examples
- It's a six-roomer, exclusive of kitchens, said Mr. Guppy, and in the opinion of my friends, a commodious tenement. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He had her then removed to a more commodious dwelling, and hovered about her, again and again to assure himself that she was safe. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We occupied a commodious carriage, our servant officiated as coachman. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- General Hurlbut was in command there at the time and had his headquarters tents pitched on the lawn of a very commodious country house. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A small cupboard held a diminutive but commodious set of earthenware. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As if that wasn't stunning enough, Commodious, in another character, kills 'em all off in a hundred goes! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And even now that Commodious is strangled, I don't see a way to our bettering ourselves. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The chariots themselves were large, commodious, and gorgeously decorated. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- They are, in truth, scanty enough; but-- I interrupted-- My cottage is clean and weather-proof; my furniture sufficient and commodious. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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