capacious
[ kuh-pey-shuhs ]
adjective
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
Origin of capacious
1First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin capāc-, the stem of the adjective capax “able to take, take in, contain,” from capere, “to take, seize” + -ious
Other words for capacious
Opposites for capacious
Other words from capacious
- ca·pa·cious·ly, adverb
- ca·pa·cious·ness, noun
- un·ca·pa·cious, adjective
- un·ca·pa·cious·ly, adverb
- un·ca·pa·cious·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for capacious
capacious
/ (kəˈpeɪʃəs) /
adjective
capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
Origin of capacious
1C17: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take
Derived forms of capacious
- capaciously, adverb
- capaciousness, noun
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