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commodious
[ kuh-moh-dee-uhs ]
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adjective
spacious and convenient; roomy.
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- Entered English around 1375鈥�1425.
- Ultimately comes from Latin commodi(迟腻蝉), “convenience.”
- Commodity, “something of use, advantage, value,” shares this origin.
EXAMPLES OF COMMODIOUS
- The new office building features a commodious conference room for large meetings.
- The commodious living room provided ample space for entertaining guests.
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insouciant
[ in-soo-see-uhnt ]
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adjective
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
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- First recorded in 1820鈥�30.
- Comes from French, combining the negative prefix in– with souciant, a form of soucier 鈥渢o worry.鈥�
- Soucier comes from Latin 蝉辞濒濒颈肠颈迟腻谤别 鈥渢o disturb,鈥� from which we also get solicitous, “anxious; concerned; eager.”
EXAMPLES OF INSOUCIANT
- As the waves crashed against the shore, he strolled along the beach with an insouciant gait.
- Even in the face of adversity, she maintained an insouciant demeanor, refusing to let life’s challenges dampen her spirit.
heteronym
[ het-er-uh-nim ]
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noun
a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning.
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- From the Late Greek word 丑别迟别谤峁搉测尘辞蝉, dating back to 1880鈥�85.
- The prefix hetero– means “different.”
- The suffix –onym means “name.”
EXAMPLES OF HETERONYM
- The word wind is a fascinating heteronym, with one pronunciation representing moving air and the other representing the act of winding a clock.
- Lead is a classic heteronym, with one pronunciation meaning to guide or direct, while the other refers to a heavy metal.
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