- spacious
- adj.VERBS▪ be, feel, look, seemADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ deceptively (BrE), surprisingly▪
The house benefits from a deceptively spacious kitchen (= that is larger than it seems).
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spacious — spacious, commodious, capacious, ample are comparable when they mean larger in extent than the average. Spacious implies great length and breadth and, sometimes, height; primarily, it is applied to things that have bounds or walls {spacious… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Spacious — Spa cious, a. [L. spatiousus: cf. F. spacieux. See {Space}, n.] 1. Extending far and wide; vast in extent. A spacious plain outstretched in circuit wide. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spacious — index broad, capacious, open (unclosed) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spacious — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. spacios or directly from L. spatiosus (M.L. spaciosus), from spatium (see SPACE (Cf. space) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
spacious — [adj] extensive, expansive ample, big, boundless, broad, capacious, cavernous, comfortable, commodious, endless, enormous, extended, generous, great, huge, immense, infinite, large, limitless, roomy, sizable, uncrowded, vast, voluminous, wide,… … New thesaurus
spacious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a room or building) having plenty of space. DERIVATIVES spaciously adverb spaciousness noun … English terms dictionary
spacious — [spā′shəs] adj. [ME < OFr spacieux < L spatiosus] 1. having or giving more than enough space or room; vast; extensive 2. great; large; not confined or limited spaciously adv. spaciousness n … English World dictionary
spacious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French spacioux, from Latin spatiosus, from spatium space, room Date: 14th century 1. vast or ample in extent ; roomy < a spacious residence > 2. large or magnificent in scale ; expansive < a more… … New Collegiate Dictionary
spacious — spaciously, adv. spaciousness, n. /spay sheuhs/, adj. 1. containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large. 2. occupying much space; vast. 3. of a great extent or area; broad; large; great: the spacious prairies. 4. broad in scope … Universalium
spacious — adjective a) Having much space; roomy The apartment has a spacious bedroom . . . b) Large in expanse . . and it has a spacious view of the mountains … Wiktionary
