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spa·cious  (spshs)
adj.
1. Generous or large in area or extent; roomy.
2. Vast in range or scope: a spacious view.

spacious·ly adv.
spacious·ness n.
Synonyms: spacious, ample, capacious, commodious, roomy
These adjectives mean having or affording a generous amount of space: a spacious apartment; an ample kitchen; a capacious purse; a commodious harbor; roomy pockets.

spacious [ˈspeɪʃəs]
adj
having a large capacity or area
[from Latin spātiosus, from spatium space]
spaciously  adv
spaciousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.spacious - very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
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"
2.spacious - (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; "a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment"; "a spacious ballroom"
commodious, convenient - large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions"

spacious
Translations
spacious [ˈspeɪʃəs] ADJespacioso, amplio
spacious [ˈspeɪʃəs] adjspacieux/euse
spacious
adjgeräumig; garden, parkweitläufig
spacious [ˈspeɪʃəs] adjspazioso/a
spacious [ˈspeɪʃəs] adjspazioso/a


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Small spirits and spacious souls had those shepherds: but, my brethren, what small domains have even the most spacious souls hitherto been!
The estuary of the Thames is not beautiful; it has no noble features, no romantic grandeur of aspect, no smiling geniality; but it is wide open, spacious, inviting, hospitable at the first glance, with a strange air of mysteriousness which lingers about it to this very day.
The reception room, however, is bright, clean, and spacious, and is lined with redwood and metal- work.
 
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