expansive C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪkˈspænsɪv/ UK /ɪkˈspænsɪv/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like expensive /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 adj covering a wide area; open and communicative in manner He grew expansive after dinner, telling stories for hours. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · covering a wide area; open... broadextensivewidecomprehensiveoutgoingeffusivegenial ↔ Opposites narrowlimitedreservedreticentrestricted Word family Derived forms expansivelyexpansiveness Related forms expandexpansionexpanse Etymology AI details From expand + -ive, from Latin expansus, past participle of expandere ('to spread out'), from ex- ('out') + pandere ('to spread, stretch'). expandere Latin pandere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expansive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈspænsɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈspænsɪv/ ## Meanings 1. covering a wide area; open and communicative in manner ## Examples - He grew expansive after dinner, telling stories for hours. ## Synonyms - broad - extensive - wide - comprehensive - outgoing - effusive - genial ## Antonyms - narrow - limited - reserved - reticent - restricted ## Derived Forms - expansively - expansiveness ## Related Forms - expand - expansion - expanse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: expandere - Root: pandere ## Etymology From expand + -ive, from Latin expansus, past participle of expandere ('to spread out'), from ex- ('out') + pandere ('to spread, stretch'). ## AI Etymology Expansive comes from expand + -ive, from Latin expansus, past participle of expandere ('to spread out'), from ex- ('out') + pandere ('to spread, stretch'). The etymological trail includes Latin expandere and Latin pandere. As an adjective, expansive describes what is covering a wide area; open and communicative in manner. The same family is visible in derived forms such as expansively and expansiveness and related forms such as expand, expansion, and expanse. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown