roomy

¹ American  

[roo-mee, room-ee] / ˈru mi, ˈrʊm i /

noun

Informal.

plural

roomies

1. roomie.

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roomy ² American  

[roo-mee, room-ee] / ˈru mi, ˈrʊm i /

adjective

roomier, roomiest

1. affording ample room; spacious; large.

   Synonyms:

   extensive, ample, generous, capacious

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roomy British  

/ ˈruːmɪ, ˈrʊmɪ /

adjective

1. having ample room; spacious

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Other Word Forms

• roomily adverb
• roominess noun

Etymology

Origin of roomy

First recorded in 1615–25; room + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Stone’s iPad, with its open sonic complexity, created a sense of space, a roomy aural soundscape in which jazz and butoh became elements not egos, not larger than life, just more life, the merrier.

From Los Angeles Times

There is still plenty of plastic haunting this roomy space.

From MarketWatch

A conservative who favors blue jackets and a roomy handbag, she vowed on taking office to “work like a horse” to revitalize Japan’s economy and burnish the country’s global prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal

With a roomy 18 cubic feet, it holds far more than you’d expect and stays easy to organize thanks to generous shelving and a bright LED light.

From Salon

Or purple martins: large, fast aerial insectivores for whom my roomy nylon tent would be a prison.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• spacious