expansive
[ ik-span-siv ]
/ ɪkˈspæn sɪv /
adjective
having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive: expansive mountain scenery.
(of a person's character or speech) effusive, unrestrained, free, or open: Our expansive host welcomed us warmly.
causing expansion: the expansive force of heat.
working by expansion, as an engine.
Psychiatry. marked by an abnormal euphoric state and by delusions of grandeur.
SYNONYMS FOR expansive
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Origin of expansive
First recorded in 1645–55; expans(ion) + -ive
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH expansive
expansive , expensiveWords nearby expansive
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British Dictionary definitions for expansive
expansive
/ (ɪkˈspænsɪv) /
adjective
able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
wide; extensive
friendly, open, or talkativean expansive person
grand or extravagantan expansive way of life
psychiatry lacking restraint in the expression of feelings, esp in having delusions of grandeur or being inclined to overvalue oneself or one's work
Derived forms of expansive
expansively, adverbexpansiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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