commonious
/kəˈmoʊni.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "INNS of COURT FAMILY HOTEL, High Holborn and Lincoln's-inn-fields, London, W.O. Central, quiet, commonious. Situation unsurpassed. Dining and sitting rooms overlook beautiful gardens. Hydraulic lifts. Wedding breakfasts, &c. Table d'hôte."
- "Thus has grown by degrees, out of the humble two-roomed domicile of the medieval celibate priest, the commonious dwelling-house of the modern family-man Vicar, the type of an English home, the centre of the energizing activity of an English Parish."
- "In conformity with other institutions first known as "universities", the Methodist school decided to drop the more pretentious term, henceforth to be called the College of the Pacific. In 1924 it moved to a commonious campus at Stockton. Like other Californian colleges, however, it decided to remain a relative small institution."
Etymology
Likely from a misconstruction of commodious, under influence from other Latinate adjectives ending -onious; compare melonious.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈmoʊni.əs/
- British English: /kəˈməʊnɪ.əs/
Inflected Forms
more commonious (comparative)
most commonious (superlative)