Capacious | Definition of capacious by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of CAPACIOUS

: containing or capable of containing a great deal

— ca·pa·cious·ly adverb

— ca·pa·cious·ness noun

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Origin of CAPACIOUS

Latin capac-, capax capacious, capable, from Latin capere

First Known Use: 1606

Related to CAPACIOUS

Synonyms: ample, spacious, commodious, roomy

Synonym Discussion of CAPACIOUS

spacious, commodious, capacious, ample mean larger in extent or capacity than the average. spacious implies great length and breadth <a spacious front lawn>. commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness <a commodious and airy penthouse apartment>. capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average <a capacious suitcase>. ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate <ample closet space>.

Rhymes with CAPACIOUS

audacious, bodacious, cetaceous, crustaceous, curvaceous, drupaceous, edacious, fallacious, flirtatious, fugacious, hellacious, herbaceous, loquacious, mendacious, micaceous, pomaceous, predaceous, pugnacious, rapacious, rosaceous, sagacious, salacious, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, tenacious, testaceous, tufaceous, ungracious, veracious, vinaceous, voracious

Definition of CAPACIOUS for Kids

: able to hold a great deal <a capacious pocket>

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