capacious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

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... ample commodious roomy spacious voluminous

Word family

Derived forms capaciouslycapaciousnessincapaciousuncapacious

Related forms capable capacity

Etymology

From Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old English numol.

*kap- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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