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capacious
Capacious (adj) means having plenty of room inside; big and spacious.
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1
Having plenty of room inside; big and spacious.
"The only outfit I could conjure up was a capacious linen shift and a saggy cotton-wool cardigan."
— Annie Lowrey, I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won (2025)
"Profitable operation is being made possible by the widespread introduction of capacious diesel railcars, which for their comfort and speed are very popular with the travelling public."
— , Reviving U.S.A. Passenger Traffic (1953)
2
Able and competent.
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Etymology
Formed from Latin capāx ("wide, spacious, large; capable") and the suffix -ious. It displaced the native Old English word numol.
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What is the meaning of capacious?
"capacious" (adj) means having plenty of room inside; big and spacious.
What is the opposite of capacious?
Opposites of "capacious" include narrow, confined, limited, tight.
What are the different meanings of capacious?
"capacious" has 2 main meanings: 1. Having plenty of room inside; big and spacious; 2. Able and competent.
