accommodating

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/əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/

adjective

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

“She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule.”

Similar
accommodativecomplaisantobliginghelpful
Opposite
unaccommodating
OriginEnglish accommodate ← Latin accommodātus ← Proto-Italic *medos →
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Meanings

adjectiveaccommodating (comparative more accommodating, superlative most accommodating)

comparative more accommodating · superlative most accommodating

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

    She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule.

    3 more examples

    Richard DeLongpre: I have to say, we were surprised that Principal Gottlieb wasn't more accommodating. Judith Gottlieb: Oh, for God's sake, he's a child. I'm not gonna date him.

    2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)

    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.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of accommodate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehelpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

Similar
accommodativecomplaisantobliging
Opposite
unaccommodating

adjectiveobliging; willing to do favors

Similar
helpful
Also see
accommodativecomplaisanthelpfulobliging

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kom
  8. Proto-Italic*kom-
  9. Latincom-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  12. Proto-Italic*medos
  13. Latinmodus
  14. Latincommodus
  15. Latincommodum
  16. Latincommodō
  17. Latinaccommodō
  18. Latinaccommodātus
  19. Englishaccommodate
  20. Englishaccommodating

From accommodate + -ing.

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Translations

Danish hjælpsom, imødekommende
  • hjælpsomaffording accommodation
  • imødekommendeaffording accommodation
Esperanto cedema, akomodiĝema
  • cedemaaffording accommodation
  • akomodiĝemaaffording accommodation
German entgegenkommend, gefällig
  • entgegenkommendaffording accommodation
  • gefälligaffording accommodation
  • zuvorkommendaffording accommodation
Hungarian előzékeny
  • előzékenyaffording accommodation
Irish áiseach
  • áiseachaffording accommodation
Portuguese acomodante
  • acomodanteaffording accommodation
Russian приветливый
  • приветливый (privetlivyj)affording accommodation
Spanish acomodadizo, acomodaticio
  • acomodadizoaffording accommodation
  • acomodaticioaffording accommodation
Turkish uysal, uyumlu
  • uysalaffording accommodation
  • uyumluaffording accommodation
  • yardımseveraffording accommodation
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Chicago

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