Spacious Meaning
/ˈspeɪʃ.əs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving plenty of space; roomy; capacious.
adjLarge in expanse.
Sentence Examples
The room is spacious and light.
This house is very spacious.
Spacious apartments in Tokyo are hard to come by.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new apartment felt very ____ with high ceilings and large windows.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new apartment is very ____, with high ceilings and large windows that let in plenty of sunlight.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English spacious, from Old French spacios, from Latin spatiōsus. By surface analysis, space + -ious.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But the design of the '730s' wasn't just about the seating formation. The Metro-style walkthrough interior was chosen because it is much more spacious than the '323s', where the interconnecting doors between carriages, narrow central aisle, and cramped areas by the passenger doors had been deemed particularly constraining."
— 2025 April 16, Pip Dunn, “The future is orange....”, in RAIL, number 1033, page 53:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new apartment felt very ____ with high ceilings and large windows.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new apartment is very ____, with high ceilings and large windows that let in plenty of sunlight.