capacious

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈpeɪʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈpeɪʃəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə pā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ca•pa•cious /kəˈpeɪʃəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. able to hold much:her capacious leather handbag.
ca•pa•cious•ly, adv. 
ca•pa•cious•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ca•pa•cious  (kə pā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of holding much;
    spacious or roomy:a capacious storage bin.
  • capaci(ty) + -ous 1605–15
ca•pa′cious•ly, adv. 
ca•pa′cious•ness, n. 
    ample, large.
    confining.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
capacious / kəˈpeɪʃəs/
  1. capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to takecaˈpaciouslycaˈpaciousness
'capacious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ample - barge - big - continent - roomy - spacious

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