capacious

[ kuh-pey-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.

Origin of capacious

1
First 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
  1. capable of holding much; roomy; spacious

Origin of capacious

1
C17: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take

Derived forms of capacious

  • capaciously, adverb
  • capaciousness, noun

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