capacious C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #117554 Meanings 1 adj Having a lot of space inside; able to hold a great deal. She kept everything she needed in her capacious handbag. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a lot of space... amplecommodiousroomyspaciousvoluminous Word family Derived forms capaciouslycapaciousnessincapaciousuncapacious Related forms capablecapacity Etymology AI details From Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old English numol. *kap- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # capacious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 117554 ## Meanings 1. Having a lot of space inside; able to hold a great deal. ## Examples - She kept everything she needed in her capacious handbag. ## Derived Forms - capaciously - capaciousness - incapacious - uncapacious ## Related Forms - capable - capacity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kap- ## Etymology From Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old English numol. ## AI Etymology Capacious is from Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old English numol. In present-day use, it means having a lot of space inside; able to hold a great deal. Derived formations include capaciously, capaciousness, incapacious, and uncapacious. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown