Antonyms for commodious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-moh-dee-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmoʊ di əs


Definition of commodious

Origin :
  • early 15c., "beneficial, convenient," from Medieval Latin commodiosus "convenient, useful," from Latin commodus (see commode). Meaning "roomy, spacious" first attested 1550s. Related: Commodiously; commodiousness.
  • adj ample, spacious
Example sentences :
  • You must know that the Widow Dufeu was not a commodious person.
  • Extract from : « The Fte At Coqueville » by Emile Zola
  • Evidently this had been a big, commodious and comfortable house in its day.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She is most commodious; the cabins are much larger than is usual in a vessel of this size.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • This was large and commodious, divided by hangings into two or three compartments.
  • Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
  • A commodious residence was there available, and in it he settled with his family.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • Large and commodious buildings are soon to be erected thereon.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • We knew that they were also plastered inside, so as to render them warm and commodious in winter.
  • Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid
  • Some of the richest and most commodious convents of Europe are in Italy.
  • Extract from : « Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World » by Anonymous
  • The house of Lawyer Hutchings was commodious and comfortable.
  • Extract from : « Gulmore, The Boss » by Frank Harris
  • The house is old fashioned and irregular, but lodgeable and commodious.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition of Humphry Clinker » by Tobias Smollett

Synonyms for commodious

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