capacious

[ kuh-pey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. capable of holding much; spacious or roomy:

   a capacious storage bin.

   Synonyms: large, spacious, roomy, ample

capacious

/ kəˈpeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. capable of holding much; roomy; spacious

Derived Forms

• caˈpaciousness, noun
• caˈpaciously, adverb

Other Words From

• ca·pacious·ly adverb
• ca·pacious·ness noun
• unca·pacious adjective
• unca·pacious·ly adverb
• unca·pacious·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of capacious¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin capāc-, the stem of the adjective capax “able to take, take in, contain,” from capere, “to take, seize” + -ious ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of capacious¹

C17: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

An elliptical halo of thin, concentrated light floated in the capacious drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory on a recent morning, above a circular space designed to dissolve your sense of space and time.

From New York Times

There’s grit in his depiction of their battered lives and capacious empathy in the way he honors their impressive resilience.

From Los Angeles Times