Accommodating

//əˈkɒm.əˌdeɪ.tɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of accommodate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.

    "Richard DeLongpre: I have to say, we were surprised that Principal Gottlieb wasn't more accommodating. Judith Gottlieb: Oh, for God's sake, he's a child. I'm not gonna date him."

  2. 2
    Pliable; easily corrupted.
Adjective
  1. 1
    helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation wordnet
  2. 2
    obliging; willing to do favors wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
complaisanthelpfulaccessibleaccommodativeaccommodativeacquiescent

Example

More examples

"As scientists learn about our neighboring worlds, they realize how forbidding these places can be. They also document how wonderful our Earth is and how accommodating it is for life. Earth is our oasis in space."

Etymology

From accommodate + -ing.

Related phrases

accommodating dependentover-accommodatinggood natured

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