capacious

[ kuh-pey-shuhs ]

/ kəˈpeɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.

Nearby words

cap. moll., capa, capability, capablanca, capable, capacious, capacitance, capacitate, capacitation, capacitive, capacitive coupling

Origin of capacious

First recorded in 1605–15; capaci(ty) + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR capacious

ample, large.

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ANTONYMS FOR capacious

confining.

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Related forms

ca·pa·cious·ly, adverbca·pa·cious·ness, nounun·ca·pa·cious, adjectiveun·ca·pa·cious·ly, adverb

un·ca·pa·cious·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for capacious

As we were getting ready to repair to his capacious table, we were joined by Claude Lanzmann, the maker of the film Shoah.
My Moments With Ariel Sharon|Seth Lipsky|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet I doubt that she will become a capacious judge with wide-ranging interests and intense curiosity.
Elena Kagan's Surprise Defender|Richard A. Epstein|May 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But George H.W. Bush is a man of capacious and unconditional love, so I imagine that carried him through the day.
How Hillary's Feeling About Caroline|Christopher Buckley|January 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Genuine humour, as Landor has pointed out, requires a "sound and capacious mind, which is always a grave one."
Mark Twain|Archibald Henderson

Her print gown was of brilliant pink and her capacious apron of blue gingham.
Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch|Evelyn Raymond
Roy dumped his bags and bundles on the grass and then began to explore his own capacious pockets.
On the Edge of the Arctic|Harry Lincoln Sayler
A stout heart was enough in the days of old; in our days he is required to have a capacious brain-pan.
The Duchesse de Langeais|Honore de Balzac
The warehouses are capacious and the ample quays equipped with steam cranes and other modern appliances.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for capacious

capacious

/ (kəˈpeɪʃəs) /

adjective

capable of holding much; roomy; spacious

Derived Forms

capaciously, adverbcapaciousness, noun

Word Origin for capacious

C17: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take

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