capacious
[ kuh-pey-shuhs ]
/ kəˈpeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
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Origin of capacious
First recorded in 1605–15; capaci(ty) + -ous
OTHER WORDS FROM capacious
Words nearby capacious
cap, capa, capability, Capablanca, capable, capacious, capacitance, capacitate, capacitation, capacitive, capacitive coupling
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British Dictionary definitions for capacious
capacious
/ (kəˈpeɪʃəs) /
adjective
capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
Derived forms of capacious
capaciously, adverbcapaciousness, nounWord Origin for capacious
C17: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take
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