capacious

CEFRC1

/kəˈpeɪʃəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a lot of space inside.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Capable, able.

Examples

  • I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.

  • I'm wearing a jacket with capacious pockets.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

More examples

In context

  • She rummaged in her capacious handbag.

  • I turnd my thoughts, and with capacious mind / Conſiderd all things viſible in Heav'n

  • ‘There’s rummer things than women in this world though, mind you,’ said the man with the black eye, slowly filling a large Dutch pipe, with a most capacious bowl.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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