accommodating
/əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.25 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
present participle and gerund of accommodate
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "She was extremely accommodating when it came to changing her schedule."
Etymology
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.
Inflected Forms
more accommodating (comparative)
most accommodating (superlative)