different between commodious vs unconfining

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman commodious, and its source, Renaissance Latin commodiosus, irregularly from Latin commodus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k??m??d??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k??mo?di.?s/
• Rhymes: -??di?s

Adjective

commodious (comparative more commodious, superlative most commodious)

1. (obsolete) Advantageous; profitable. [15th–20th c.]
   • 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 9:

     A little after Zeluco came of age, the aunt fixed her eyes on him as a commodious match for her niece.

2. Comfortable, free from hardship. [from 16th c.]
3. Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: convenient, comfortable, spacious
4. Convenient, useful; serviceable. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: advantageous, fit, proper, serviceable, suitable, useful

Derived terms

• commodiously

Translations

References

• commodious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

un- +? confining

Adjective

unconfining (comparative more unconfining, superlative most unconfining)

1. Not confining.