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capacious Definition

ca·pa·cious (kə pā′s̸həs)

adjective

able to contain or hold much; roomy; spacious

Etymology: < L capax (gen. capacis), large < capere, to take (see have) + -ous

capacious Related Forms
ca·pa′·ciously adverb ca·pa′·cious·ness noun
capacious Synonyms

capacious

modif.

spacious, substantial, roomy; see extensive 1, large 1.

capacious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bay: This weapon is carried by the Nimrod in its capacious bomb bay.
  • mind: I had not noticed how the humblest, and at the same time most balanced and capacious minds, praise most ⦠.
  • storage: What you want is fast, responsive and capacious storage.
  • building: Sarah promised to open the room, and at the opening meeting the capacious building was crowded.
  • van: Best of all for the cyclist is the capacious brake van with stacks of space for bikes.
  • container: Woody makes use of an old but reasonably capacious plastic horlicks container and I content myself with a modest 1 liter Nalgene bottle.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Boot is very capacious, with back seat down it's even better, making for a sporty & practical car.
  • reasonably: Woody makes use of an old but reasonably capacious plastic horlicks container and I content myself with a modest 1 liter Nalgene bottle.