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commodiousadj. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French commodious; Latin commodiosus. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman commodious profitable (a1437 or earlier; compare Middle French commodieux (1484 in commodieusement commodiously adv.)), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin commodiosus useful, profitable, suitable (14th cent.), irregularly < classical Latin commodus commode adj. (compare also commodum convenience), perhaps via an unattested post-classical Latin noun *commodia ; compare -ous suffix, -ious suffix.Compare Spanish †comodioso (14th cent.). With the β. and γ. forms compare respectively -ose suffix1 and -eous suffix. 1. the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] 1420 [implied in: 1420 in T. Rymer (1709) IX. 917 (MED) Also sone as it may commodiously be doon. (at commodiously adv. (a))]. 1423 Guildhall Let.-bk. in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt (1931) 102 (MED) Comodiouse and notable Fraunchises and libertees to þe Citezeins of london..graunted. c1450 tr. Palladius (Bodl. Add.) ii. l. 149 Lande argillose..Ys commodiouse [?1440 Duke Humfrey commodose; L. commoda]. 1523 Act 14 & 15 Henry VIII c. 3 Preamble in (1963) III. 209 Worstedes Sayes and Stamyns..ben right acceptable and commodious merchaundises. a1549 A. Borde (1870) 139 There [i.e. in Shetland] is nothing the whyche is commodious nor pleasaunt, except fyshe. 1596 W. Clowes Treat. Lues Venerea in 206 A very commodious plaister deuised by Master John Hall. 1650 C. Cartwright xxvii. 347 Let us not despise that which is so excellent, nor undervalue that which is so commodious, nor neglect that which is so necessary. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Frick Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer 77 Yet were we wholly set upon pursuing the Stroke, and hoped that the night should prove rather more commodious and successful. 1751 S. Johnson No. 155. ⁋3 When a position teems..with commodious consequences. 1820 G. Miller III. xxiii. 88 So commodious a precedent of taxation was followed on all occasions, the Roman pontiffs arrogating to themselves a right of disposing of all ecclesiastical revenues. 1919 H. de Man vii. 163 [They] ran the risk of suffering such disagreeable consequences as to make acceptance of the ruling of public Opinion the most commodious course to an ordinary mind. c1450 tr. Palladius (Bodl. Add.) xii. l. 177 The pyne unto all thing under sowe Is commodious [?1440 Duke Humfrey commodose; L. prodesse omnibus]. a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in (1887) 10 8 (MED) This Ile is also commodiouse to many contreyes: ffor Flaundris desirethe þe wolles..Gascoyne þe Irene & þe leede. 1532–3 Act 24 Henry VIII c. 9 Preamble in (1963) III. 424 A good..ordynaunce..right commodious for the publike weale of this Realme. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach i. f. 33 A Pulse that is most commodious [L. accommodata] for man and beast. 1632 (ed. 2) iii. ii. 112 Very necessary and commodious to be inserted in this place. 1646 Sir T. Browne i. iv. 14 Ungratefull and thanklesse persons, which like the swallow are no way commodious unto us. View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Manley (ed. 6) III. 129 Her Possessions would be infinitely commodious for him, because his Estate was but little answerable to the Rank he held. 1749 D. Hartley i. iv. 455 Virtues which are most commodious to ourselves and others. 1843 J. M. Kemble tr. Legend St. Andrew l. 1188 in 35 The feast they received..as was most commodious for them. 1992 21 205 The subsequent ‘higher use’ [of the land] might well have proven more commodious to the historic structure previously engulfed by an industrial enterprise. the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] > comfortable (of conditions or way of life) a1528 F. Poyntz tr. (?1531) f. 4 A lyfe happy, profitable, and commodious. 1651 T. Hobbes i. xiii. 63 Desire of such things as are necessary to commodious living. a1667 A. Cowley Several Disc. by Way of Ess., Verse & Prose 84 in (1668) My life..is a great deal more easie and commodious then thine. 1709 C. Gildon (ed. 2) II. iv. iii. 254 The Monks lead a very pleasant, and commodious Life. 1782 T. Campbell Aphorisms Polit. Oeconomy in 42 Be the state called savagery or barbarism,..each member of it exercises the rudiment of every trade, ministerial to his more commodious existence. 1825 14 62 The mass of the natives were thus kept at bay from all social improvement, and were thrown beyond the pale of civilized and commodious existence. 1856 10 Aug. 9/2 Changes which are calculated to render life more commodious amidst this dense population. 1916 20 May 5/4 A dreary vista of discomfort for several sections of society that have hitherto led a cultivated and commodious life. 1973 E. E. Harris 193 The aim of government is peace, security and a commodious way of life. 2014 S. Coyle vii. 157 Might it not be rational to accept..certain, but small, qualifications to personal freedom in exchange for a more commodious lifestyle? 3. Of a building, place, etc. 1535 Acts xxvii. B The hauen was not comodious to wynter in. 1569 R. Grafton II. 9 Places which were very commodius for the enemies. 1607 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Serres in tr. ii. 524 The situation of Luxembourg was commodious to receiue the Germains that came vnto the King. 1672 A. Marvell 36 England..lying so commodious for Navigation. 1710 R. Bentley (ed. 2) 19 It has cost me more upon the Master's Apartment, than wou'd have built one a fundamentis, tho much less indeed, yet more commodious for me and my Family. 1769 (ed. 7) II. 367 The Isle of Caldey..safe and commodious for Men of War. 1851 A. G. Findlay II. xxi. 712 On the North side is the small cove of Ranghihoua, very commodious for small vessels. 1950 A. R. Kelly xxv. 266 Richard forwarded the Princess of Navarre and the Queen of Sicily on a large dromon, less swift than a galley, but more commodious for their baggage and attendance. 2012 T. Etefa i. 13 These groups multiplied in number and began looking for settlements that were more commodious for their ever-increasing numbers. the world > space > [adjective] > roomy the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > specifically in reference to size or accessibility a1513 R. Fabyan (1516) II. f. lxxx The Orcharde..whiche was passyng Commodious & pleasaunt they defacyd.] 1540 T. Elyot sig. Bv I pray you be to morowe with me at Tiburtum,..where I haue a fayre and commodiouse lodginge. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster sig. Eijv This Malaccha, hath a goodly & commodious hauen. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus ii. 376 Nature hauing distinguished it with riuers, harbours, & most commodious baies. 1655 tr. C. Sorel xii. 8 I came to the House of Lucinda; It was but a little one, but commodious enough for a Widdow-woman, who lived alone in it. 1786 T. Jefferson Let. 13 Aug. in (1859) II. 3 One of the safest and most commodious ports in the world. 1797 R. Beilby & T. Bewick I. Introd. p. xix These commodious dwellings. 1837 J. R. McCulloch I. iii. i. 534 A farm..furnished with commodious buildings. 1895 S. R. Crockett ii. ii. 190 A kirk is never quite commodious and cheery without monuments to read and ‘thruchs’ to sit upon. 1908 ‘F. Le Fere’ x. 85 A high-backed, sloping and rather commodious arm-chair. 1976 ‘W. Trevor’ ii. 51 The commodious wall-cupboards, the scrubbed wooden table. 2015 (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Real Estate section) 20 When you live in a commodious home such as this, you feel like you're in a high-end resort. 4. Convenient; serviceable; useful. the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] 1541 T. Elyot Pref. sig. a iiiv My Dictionary..shall not only serue for children..but also shall be commodiouse for them which perchaunce be well lerned. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria f. 213v Lycour..lyke vnto pytche..very commodious for the calkynge of shyppes. 1680 J. Moxon I. xii. 216 This Tool is most commodious to serve you. 1684 R. Waller tr. 14 Quick-silver..is much more commodious for the Experiment. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer I. iv. 549 That recess, commodious for surprize. 1814 W. Scott II. xxiii. 346 By this way the..general had chosen to approach..as most commodious for his cavalry. View more context for this quotation 1832 F. Trollope (ed. 2) II. 73 This mode of distinguishing the streets is commodious to strangers, from the facility it gives of finding out whereabouts you are. 1938 22 506 The formula is very commodious for arithmetical purposes if δ1 = ±1. 1549 (STC 16267) Pref. sig. ❧.i An ordre for praier..more profitable and commodious, then that whiche of late was vsed. 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Math. Præf. sig. *ij For spede and more commodious calculation. 1664 H. Power ii. 137 His commodious Solution of Difficulties. 1750 S. Johnson No. 2. ⁋1 This practice is a commodious subject of raillery to the gay. 1772 J. Smeaton (1812) III. 215 This ferry..being the shortest and most commodious place of crossing the Firth of Forth. 1824 T. F. Dibdin Pref. p. i A work which..should be rendered at once commodious in form and moderate in price. 1848 C. Brontë 22 Apr. (2000) ii. 53 The House wife's Travelling Companion is a most commodious thing; just the sort of article which suits me to a t. 1902 Ann. Rep. War Dept. I. 48 in (56th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Doc. 2, Pt. 12) II. The most easy and commodious method to make the aforesaid crown curve. the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adjective] > opportune or convenient 1542 King Henry VIII sig. D.iiiv The passing ouer of tyme not commodious for the purpose. 1610 II. 2 Macc. xiv. 5 Having gotten a commodious time [L. tempus..oportunum] for his madnes. 1680 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Hist. Florence xx. 359 in tr. N. Machiavelli (new ed.) Nor can an ambitious State or Prince have a more commodious occasion to possess himself of a City or Province, than when he is invited in this manner for its assistance and defence. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus 210 By this Artifice Thieves seize on Goods by the commodious Flight of the Owners. 1798 W. Hunter II. (new ed.) xv. 39 The Jews..appoint the places of assignation, watch the most commodious opportunity, carry messages, [etc.]. the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > obliging or complaisant ?1553 (1952) i. i. 3 To moste men I am founde Commodius yet to those that vse me my name is Odius. 1609 W. Shakespeare v. ii. 196 The Parrot will not do more for an almond then he for a commodious drab. View more context for this quotation 1682 R. Kingston 31 Either to keep a commodious friend, or to shun a furious enemy, some leud man shall be let alone in his impieties. 1727 L. Welsted v. 68 There is but one way of repairing your Reputation, that is, by marrying some commodious Person. 1793 tr. J.-B. Louvet de Couvray II. 282 A young man of family is forced..sometimes to recollect the handsome and commodious lady who at first fashioned his heart to love! 1880 T. E. Webb tr. J. W. von Goethe iii. ii. 190 The dame's a most commodious quean, A gypsy born and go-between! 1914 S. R. Crockett xxxvii. 293 He remembered Dame Elspeth.., a woman not at all commodious to deal with. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). <  adj.1420 |
