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spacious
large in expanse or scope; roomy: a spacious auditorium
Not to be confused with:
specious – plausible but false; based on pretense; deceptively pleasing: His incorrect conclusion arose from specious reasoning.
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spa·cious
(spā′shəs)adj.
1. Having enough or abundant space or room; large in area or extent: a spacious convention center.
2. Large in range or scope: too spacious a subject for a short lecture.
spa′cious·ly adv.
spa′cious·ness n.
Synonyms: spacious, ample, capacious, commodious, roomy
These adjectives mean having or affording a large amount of space: a spacious apartment; an ample kitchen; a capacious purse; a commodious harbor; roomy pockets.
These adjectives mean having or affording a large amount of space: a spacious apartment; an ample kitchen; a capacious purse; a commodious harbor; roomy pockets.
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spacious
(ˈspeɪʃəs)adj
having a large capacity or area
[C14: from Latin spātiosus, from spatium space]
ˈspaciously adv
ˈspaciousness n
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spa•cious
(ˈspeɪ ʃəs)adj.
1. containing much space, as a house or vehicle; roomy.
2. occupying much space; vast.
3. of a great extent or area; broad: the spacious prairies.
4. broad in scope, range, inclusiveness, etc.
[1350–1400]
spa′cious•ly, adv.
spa′cious•ness, n.
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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" |
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spacious
adjective roomy, large, huge, broad, vast, extensive, ample, expansive, capacious, uncrowded, commodious, comfortable, sizable or sizeable The house has a spacious kitchen and dining area.
limited, narrow, restricted, close, small, crowded, confined, cramped, poky
limited, narrow, restricted, close, small, crowded, confined, cramped, poky
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spacious
adjective1. Having plenty of room:
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Translations
واسِع، فَسيح
prostorný
rummelig
prostranširok
rúmgóîur
prostoren
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spacious
[ˈspeɪʃəs] adj → spacieux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spacious
adj → geräumig; garden, park → weitläufig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
spacious
[ˈspeɪʃəs] adj → spazioso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
space
(speis) noun1. a gap; an empty or uncovered place. I couldn't find a space for my car.
2. room; the absence of objects; the area available for use. Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?
3. (often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated. travellers through space.
verb (also space out) to set (things) apart from one another. He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.
ˈspacing noun the amount of distance left between objects, words etc when they are set or laid out.
spacious (ˈspeiʃəs) adjective providing or having plenty of room. Their dining-room is very spacious.
ˈspaciously adverbˈspaciousness noun
ˈspace-age adjective
extremely up-to-date and advanced. space-age technology.
ˈspacecraft noun a vehicle etc, manned or unmanned, for travelling in space.
ˈspaceship noun a spacecraft, especially a manned one.
ˈspacesuit noun a suit designed to be worn by a ˈspaceman.
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