accommodation
accommodation Lexical Profile
accommodation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay, especially while traveling or studying.
"The university guarantees affordable campus accommodation for all first-year students."
The process of adapting or adjusting to someone or something, or a special provision made to meet an individual's specific needs.
"The employer provided reasonable accommodations, including screen-reading software and flexible hours, for staff members with disabilities."
A convenient arrangement, settlement, or compromise reached between opposing parties.
"Both sides worked through the night to reach a mutually acceptable accommodation on the trade dispute."
The automatic adjustment of the focus of the eye by flattening or thickening the lens to maintain a clear image at different distances.
"Age-related loss of ocular accommodation makes it increasingly difficult to focus on small print held close to the face."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently misspelled due to the double 'c' and double 'm'. In British English, it is typically uncountable when referring to lodging ('student accommodation'), whereas American English often uses the plural ('hotel accommodations').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Latin 'accommodatio', from the verb 'accommodare' meaning 'to make fit or suitable', formed from 'ad-' (to) + 'commodus' (fitting, convenient).