- a variation of roomie.
roomy
1 Americanadjective
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roomier,
comparative
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roomiest
superlative
noun
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roomies
plural
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of roomy
Explanation
If something has plenty of space, it's roomy. Your enormous dorm room is roomy, and the sweater that hangs halfway down your thighs is also roomy. Roomy things are spacious or sizable — they're big. A roomy old house has enormous rooms and plenty of them, and roomy clothing is the apparel that's loose and comfortable. Sometimes, roomy is used as a noun, which is also spelled roomie, as shorthand for roommate. The seventeenth century version of the adjective was roomsome.
Example Sentences
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The street is made up of big, detached, roomy properties with plenty of garden space and several houses are listed for sale with asking prices in excess of £1million.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
I decided to split the difference with a roomy pair that left a subtle gap behind my heel.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Baggu’s roomy, multi-pocket tote makes an ideal home for storing essentials like grip socks for sweat sessions on the reformer and Larq’s self-cleaning water bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
This year, companies will also jostle to sell space, analysts say, with roomy SUVs' new growth area targeting customers prioritising seating and comfort.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
It’s so roomy that she flings out her arms and walks around like that.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Glenn Whipp, meanwhile, suffers from “Pitt” withdrawal: “What are they doing now? Is Nurse Dana coming back? Are roomies Santos and Whitaker about to kill each other? I need answers. I can’t wait until January.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
In the group chat with the roomies, they floated the idea of getting a perm.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Sam Adkins, a Seahawks quarterback from 1977-82, really got to know Raible when the two became road roomies.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2020
Alex and I work well together as friends and roomies and are likely going to be living together until we make enough money to buy our own places.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2018
“I'm right across the hall if you ever want to talk, kiddo. We used to be pals when you were younger. There’s no reason we can’t get back to that now that we’re roomies again.”
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
As well as changes to the stability reserve, manufacturers would also be given roomier benchmarks for free allowances, Von der Leyen said last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Manufacturers would also receive roomier benchmarks for free allowances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Choose either a standard 12-sided Round, or one of the roomier Round suites, which have wet bars, sunken circular lounges and day beds.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
For this flight, I opted for one of the roomier seats, which cost an extra $33.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
I said, “What if it really doesn’t handle as good? You know, it’s roomier, but what if it doesn’t handle as good as the Swarp?”
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
Even the roomiest home might be a tight squeeze.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
Five people fit inside the RAV4 Prime, and this compact crossover SUV is one of the roomiest models in its class for hauling cargo.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
The state’s roomiest place for storing water isn’t in its reservoirs or on mountaintops as snow, but underground, squeezed between soil particles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
He understood that the roomiest space in journalism today is the frontier of fair play.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
Uppat, Lord Amherst's lodge, was one of the roomiest on the whole Sutherland property.
From Memoirs of Life and Literature by W. H. (William Hurrell) Mallock
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