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ACCOMMODATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
Example:
made a special effort to be accommodating
Synonyms:
accommodating; accommodative
Classified under:
Similar:
complaisant; obliging (showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others)
Also:
good-natured (having an easygoing and cheerful disposition)
helpful (providing assistance or serving a useful function)
kind (having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior)
Derivation:
accommodate (provide a service or favor for someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
Synonyms:
accommodative; reconciling
Classified under:
Similar:
adaptative; adaptive (having a capacity for adaptation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement
Synonyms:
accommodative; cooperative
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
noncompetitive (not involving competition or competitiveness)
Derivation:
accommodate (be agreeable or acceptable to)
