commodious

UK: /kəˈməʊdiəs/ US: /kəˈmoʊdiəs/ ,(kə mō′dē əs)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•mo•di•ous /kəˈmoʊdiəs/   adj. 

1. large;
   having space;
   ample;
   roomy:
   a commodious apartment.

com•mo•di•ous•ly, adv. 
com•mo•di•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] See -mod-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•mo•di•ous  (kə mō′dē əs), adj. 

1. spacious and convenient;
   roomy:
   a commodious apartment.
2. ample or adequate for a particular purpose:
   a commodious harbor.

• Medieval Latin commodiōsus, equivalent. to Latin commodi(tās) convenience (see commodity) + -ōsus -ous
• late Middle English 1375–1425

com•mo′di•ous•ly, adv. 
com•mo′di•ous•ness, n. 

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commodious / kəˈməʊdɪəs/ adjective

1. (of buildings, rooms, etc) large and roomy; spacious
2. suitable; convenient

Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin commodiōsus, from Latin commodus convenient, from com- with + modus measure

comˈmodiousness noun