Accommodatingness

/əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being willing and able to adapt or adjust to others' needs and preferences.

Etymology

From accommodate (Latin accommodare, from ad- 'to' + commodare 'to make fit') plus -ing plus -ness. The suffix -ness converts adjectives to abstract nouns denoting a quality or state.

Kelly Says

This word reveals how English stacks suffixes to express increasingly abstract ideas—we take a Latin verb about 'fitting together' and layer it with Germanic suffixes to create a concept about personality itself. It's like linguistic origami.

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