capacious
[kuh-pey-shuhs]
- capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
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Origin of capacious
Synonyms
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confining.
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abundant, broad, comfortable, commodious, comprehensive, expansive, extended, generous, liberal, plentiful, roomy, sizable, spacious, substantial, vast, voluminous, wide, distensible, expandableExamples from the Web for capacious
Contemporary Examples
As we were getting ready to repair to his capacious table, we were joined by Claude Lanzmann, the maker of the film Shoah.
Yet I doubt that she will become a capacious judge with wide-ranging interests and intense curiosity.
But George H.W. Bush is a man of capacious and unconditional love, so I imagine that carried him through the day.
Historical Examples
If you thirst, we will cheerfully offer you the capacious goblet and the richest wines.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
Why should I cumber myself with regrets that the receiver is not capacious?
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
The capacious lung, the thundering or the tender vocal chords.
Notes on My BooksJoseph Conrad
The symbol of festivity should be capacious, as well as prime in quality.
Cattle and Their DiseasesRobert Jennings
He shook the capacious fluttering folds and handed it to its owner.
In Apple-Blossom TimeClara Louise Burnham
capacious
- capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take
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