Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commode

/kəˈməʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: com-mode
IPA: /kəˈməʊd/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low chest of drawers on short legs.

noun

A stand for a washbowl and jug.

noun

A chair containing a chamber pot.

noun

American usage

noun

A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.

Example Sentences

"Changing bandages and emptying the commode doesn’t exactly create a sexy environment, but we never talk about doctors’ appointments or heart problems when we’re in our room – we preserve that little bit of space for ourselves."
"Then at the Play-Houſe ye ogle the Boxes, and dop and bovv to thoſe you do not knovv, as vvell as thoſe you do. […] You nuzzle your Noſes into their Hoods and Commodes, […]"
"Now under high Commodes with Looks Erect, Bare-fac’d devours in gawdy Colours deck."

Etymology

Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *med-, commode

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

commodes (plural)

Phrases

air commode

Frequently Paired Words

accommodation commodious discommode incommode air commode bidet

Synonyms

washstand chamber pot toilet chiffonier can crapper pot potty stool throne

Rhymes With

road code showed mode load rode node owed explode rhode slowed bestowed

Questions

How do you pronounce commode?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈməʊd/.
What does commode mean?: A low chest of drawers on short legs.
Where does commode come from?: It is traced to French.

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