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accommodating.

Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/

  1. Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.

    The staff were very accommodating and made sure we had everything we needed.
    He’s always been an accommodating neighbor, offering to help with anything.

  2. Pliable; easily corrupted.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate English -ing English accommodating From accommodate + -ing.

verb/əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of accommodate

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Latin commodusnom. Latin commodum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin commodō Latin accommodō Latin accommodātusbor. English accommodate English -ing English accommodating From accommodate + -ing.

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