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

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

Taking these points together, it becomes clear that the ordinary bounds of judicial review are capacious, and it would be extraordinarily rare for a state court to transgress them.

From Slate

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

I think that Jan. 6 should be thought of in a capacious way.

From Slate

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