roomy

¹

[ roo-mee, room-ee ]

adjective

, room·i·er, room·i·est.

1. affording ample room; spacious; large.

   Synonyms: extensive, ample, generous, capacious

roomy

²

[ roo-mee, room-ee ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural room·ies.

1. roomie.

roomy

/ ˈruːmɪ; ˈrʊmɪ /

adjective

1. having ample room; spacious

Derived Forms

• ˈroomily, adverb
• ˈroominess, noun

Other Words From

• roomi·ly adverb
• roomi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of roomy¹

First recorded in 1615–25; room + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The roomy compartments are a breeze to clean, dishwasher safe, odor and stain-resistant, BPA-free, and microwaveable for up to three minutes.

From The Daily Beast

Combine that with new staff, new construction for office space, perhaps even a roomier House chamber and you’re talking about many millions or even billions of dollars.

From FiveThirtyEight

This option features a roomy interior that can carry 150 pounds of essentials.

From Popular-Science

The roomy 670- square-foot cooking area can feed a large party.

From Popular-Science

Curved seams across the hips and back of the thighs make for a fit that’s roomy but not boxy.

From Outside Online

Its roomy interior allowed for the seats to change positions and even included a table.

From The Daily Beast

There was a sense of ease in the loose white shirt-dresses, billowing skirts, and roomy pajama pants.

From The Daily Beast

Ryan wore a dark suit—of the extra-roomy variety—and an open-collared white shirt.

From The Daily Beast

He did this at a time when most men resolutely believed that their clothes should be roomy enough to accommodate a village.

From The Daily Beast

My studio was an isolated, roomy cabin with a heavy table for a desk and a roaring fireplace.

From The Daily Beast

The roomy canoe, if not built for great speed, certainly was built for as much comfort as could be expected in such a craft.

From Project Gutenberg

The interior of the former is very neat, and contains a roomy pit and two galleries, portioned off as boxes.

From Project Gutenberg

I had made up my mind that there would be precious little romance, and less comfort, in this very roomy hotel; but Fitz.

From Project Gutenberg

The cottage itself was roomy and comfortable, with a broad piazza extending around the front and one side.

From Project Gutenberg

There were beds enough in the roomy old house for all, as the rest of the family had not arrived.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• spacious