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Commodiousness

Commodiousness \Com*mo"di*ous*ness\, n. State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose; convenience; roominess.

Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousness of their situation.
--Sir W. Temple.

The commodiousness of the harbor.
--Johnson.

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commodiousness

n. The state or quality of being commodious.

WordNet
commodiousness

n. spatial largeness (especially inside a building) [syn: capaciousness, roominess, spaciousness]

Usage examples of "commodiousness".

We had a pleasing conviction of the commodiousness of civilization, and heartily laughed at the ravings of those absurd visionaries who have attempted to persuade us of the superior advantages of a state of nature.

With such commodiousness of situation, these two learned persons sat themselves down, each in his own domain, yet familiarly passing from one apartment to the other, and bestowing a mutual and not incurious inspection into one another's business.

With such commodiousness of situation, these two learned persons sat themselves down, each in his own domain, yet familiarly passing from one apartment to the other, and bestowing a mutual and not incurious inspection into one another’s business.

Since the plot was, like all on the island, a narrow and constricted one, I told him to achieve commodiousness by building upward.