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capacious

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ca·pa·cious  (k-pshs)
adj.
Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy. See Synonyms at spacious.

[From Latin capx, capc-, from capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

ca·pacious·ly adv.
ca·pacious·ness n.

capacious [kəˈpeɪʃəs]
adj
capable of holding much; roomy; spacious
[from Latin capāx, from Latin capere to take]
capaciously  adv
capaciousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.capacious - large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"

capacious
Translations
capacious [kəˈpeɪʃəs] ADJ [room] → amplio, espacioso; [container] → de mucha cabida, grande; [dress] → ancho, holgado

capacious [kəˈpeɪʃəs] adj [bag, pocket] → grand(e); [boot] → gros(se); [clothes] → ample

capacious
adjgeräumig; dressweit

capacious [kəˈpeɪʃəs] adjcapace
capacious [kəˈpeɪʃəs] adjcapace

capacious
adj capacious [kəˈpeiʃəs]
roomy, holding a lot a capacious handbag. ruim, groot omvattend واسِع، فَسيح обемист prostorný, objemný rummelig geräumig ευρύχωρος espacioso mahukas جادار؛ وسیع tilava vaste מְרוָּוח विशाल, लंबा चौड्आ, फैला हुआ prostran nagy befogadóképességű luas rúmgóður ampio, spazioso 容量の大きい 넓은 talpus plašs; ietilpīgs luas ruim rommelig pojemny espaçoso încăpător вместительный priestorný prostoren prostran rymlig ที่สามารถบรรจุได้มาก geniş, büyük 寬敞的;容量大的 просторий, місткий وسیع ، فراخ ، کشادہ to lớn


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At last the Ocean, that hospitable friend to the wretched, opened her capacious arms to receive him; and he instantly resolved to accept her kind invitation.
The wine was strong and the gourd capacious, so he also began to sing after a fashion, and soon I had the delight of feeling the iron grip of his goblin legs unclasp, and with one vigorous effort I threw him to the ground, from which he never moved again.
But when I had finished reading, and done the half of a seam, with Nancy's capacious brass thimble fitted on to my finger by means of a roll of paper, I was disturbed by the entrance of Mr.
 
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