Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Helpful and obliging.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obliging; yielding to the desires of others; disposed to comply and to oblige another: as, an accommodating man; an accommodating disposition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; as an
accommodating man, spirit, arrangement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Affording , or disposed to afford,accommodation ;obliging ; helpful; as an accommodating man, spirit, arrangement. - verb Present participle of
accommodate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
- adjective obliging; willing to do favors
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word accommodating.
Examples
-
But when that we speak of suffering, we do not speak of a dull and neglected suffering, but of a wise and industrious suffering, which draweth and contriveth use and advantage out of that which seemeth adverse and contrary; which is that properly which we call accommodating or applying.
-
But when that we speak of suffering, we do not speak of a dull and neglected suffering, but of a wise and industrious suffering, which draweth and contriveth use and advantage out of that which seemeth adverse and contrary; which is that properly which we call accommodating or applying.
The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 1593
-
Too many male programmers seem to have no interest in accommodating women, and far too many of the rest are unwilling to speak up about it.
-
"There are other communities interested in accommodating a stadium facility, so I think we're very early in the process," Don Mazziotti, Paulson's development consultant, said Wednesday.
-
"There are other communities interested in accommodating a stadium facility, so I think we're very early in the process," Don Mazziotti, Paulson's development consultant, said Wednesday.
-
DC was fantastic in accommodating the art we wanted.
DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex » Comics Worth Reading 2010
-
I think the committee as a whole was very courteous in accommodating all this but drew the line when this began to detract from the functioning of the committee.
Archive 2008-04-29 Venky 2008
-
I think the committee as a whole was very courteous in accommodating all this but drew the line when this began to detract from the functioning of the committee.
An Open Letter to LITD15 committee of BIS Venky 2008
-
Mexicans don't generally travel with pets and the hotel industry is not very interested in accommodating those who do.
-
How far do you go in accommodating these newcomers?
One's heart bleeds for the Grauniad Helen 2006
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.