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capacious

[ kuh-pey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. capable of holding much; spacious or roomy:

    a capacious storage bin.

    Synonyms: , , ,



capacious

/ °ìəˈ±è±ðɪʃə²õ /

adjective

  1. capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦²¹Ëˆ±è²¹³¦¾±´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ³¦²¹Ëˆ±è²¹³¦¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹Â·±è²¹î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³¦²¹Â·±è²¹î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ôc²¹Â·±è²¹î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ adjective
  • un³¦²¹Â·±è²¹î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • un³¦²¹Â·±è²¹î€ƒc¾±´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of capacious1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin ³¦²¹±èÄ峦-, the stem of the adjective capax “able to take, take in, contain,†from capere, “to take, seize†+ -ious ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of capacious1

C17: from Latin ³¦²¹±èÄå³æ, from Latin capere to take
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Example Sentences

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It would be one thing if Amnesty issued a report calling for a more capacious definition of genocide under international law.

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For Nature Theater, a capacious, playful experimental theater company in New York City that is known for its risk and rigor, dance serves a distinct purpose.

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The work, which had its New York premiere on Thursday and repeats on Saturday, is capacious, confounding, cathartic.

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I expected again to be left in the dissenting cold by “The Hills of California,†but this capacious play has been unfolding in my mind since I saw it.

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It was just extra in all the best ways: leather studded hot pants, more insanely capacious bags, floor-length leopard gowns, wispy feathers and sequins styled with knee-high boots.

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