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spa⋅cious

  [spey-shuhs]
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–adjective
1. containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
2. occupying much space; vast.
3. of a great extent or area; broad; large; great: the spacious prairies.
4. broad in scope, range, inclusiveness, etc.: a spacious approach to a problem.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L spatiōsus, equiv. to spati(um) space + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
spa⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
spa⋅cious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. roomy, capacious. 2. extensive, huge, tremendous.

Antonyms:
1. small, cramped.
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spa·cious   (spā'shəs)   
adj.  
  1. Generous or large in area or extent; roomy.
  2. Vast in range or scope: a spacious view.
spa'cious·ly adv., spa'cious·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean having or affording a generous amount of space: a spacious apartment; an ample kitchen; a capacious purse; a commodious harbor; roomy pockets.
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Spacious

Spa"cious\, a. [L. spatiousus: cf. F. spacieux. See Space, n.]

1. Extending far and wide; vast in extent. "A spacious plain outstretched in circuit wide." --Milton.

2. Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall. -- Spa"cious*ly, adv. -- Spa"cious*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : spacious
Spanish: espacioso,
German: geräumig,
Japanese: 広々とした
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