- incommodity
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noun
Date: 15th century
a source of inconvenience ; disadvantage <the incommodities of a single life — Samuel Johnson>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
incommodity
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Incommodity — In com*mo di*ty, n.; pl. {Incommodities}. [L. incommoditas: cf. F. incommodit[ e]. See {Incommodious}.] Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan. [1913 Webster] A great incommodity to the body. Jer. Taylor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incommodity — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. incommodité (late 14c.), from L. incommoditas, from incommodus, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + commodus suitable, convenient (see COMMODE (Cf. commode)) … Etymology dictionary
incommodity — [in΄kə mäd′i tē] n. pl. incommodities [ME incommodite < OFr incommodité < L incommoditas: see INCOMMODE] Archaic inconvenience; disadvantage; discomfort … English World dictionary
incommodity — /in keuh mod i tee/, n., pl. incommodities. disadvantage; inconvenience. [1400 50; late ME < L incommoditas. See INCOMMODE, ITY] * * * … Universalium
incommodity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The state or quality of being inconvenient: discomfort, incommodiousness, inconvenience, trouble. See COMFORT. 2. Something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease: discomfort, inconvenience. See COMFORT … English dictionary for students
incommodity — in·commodity … English syllables
incommodity — /ɪnkəˈmɒdəti/ (say inkuh moduhtee) noun (plural incommodities) 1. inconvenience. 2. something inconvenient. {French incommodité} …
incommodity — |in+ noun Etymology: Middle English incommodite, from Middle French incommodité, from Latin incommoditat , incommoditas, from incommodus + itat , itas ity 1. obsolete : the quality or state of being incommodious 2. : something that causes… … Useful english dictionary
Incommodities — Incommodity In com*mo di*ty, n.; pl. {Incommodities}. [L. incommoditas: cf. F. incommodit[ e]. See {Incommodious}.] Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance. [Archaic] Bunyan. [1913 Webster] A great incommodity to the body.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discomfort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uneasiness, distress, annoyance, embarrassment; pain, soreness. Ant., comfort, ease. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trouble, uneasiness, chagrin, ache; see distress 1 , embarrassment 1 , pain 1 , 2 . III… … English dictionary for students
