capacious
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
Origin of capacious
1Other words for capacious
Opposites for capacious
Other words from capacious
- ca·pa·cious·ly, adverb
- ca·pa·cious·ness, noun
- un·ca·pa·cious, adjective
- un·ca·pa·cious·ly, adverb
- un·ca·pa·cious·ness, noun
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How to use capacious in a sentence
Colquhoun shows how strangely the severity of the law was combined with its extreme capaciousness.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenIs it a trifle that we temper energy with softness, strength with flexibility, capaciousness of sound with pliancy of idiom?
Spare Hours | John BrownThe capaciousness of her beliefs and acceptances amazed him.
The Pastor's Wife | Elizabeth von ArnimBut the greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness.
Nationalism | Rabindranath TagoreFrance, great and populous as it is, is but a spot in the capaciousness of the system.
The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume II | Thomas Paine
British Dictionary definitions for capacious
/ (kəˈpeɪʃəs) /
capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
Origin of capacious
1Derived forms of capacious
- capaciously, adverb
- capaciousness, noun
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