capacious
Having a lot of space insideHaving a lot of space inside; roomy.
» She rummaged in her capacious handbag.
Она рылась в своей бездонной сумке.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving a lot of space inside; roomy.
geräumig
вмести́тельныйvmestítelʹnyj, просто́рныйprostórnyj, объёмистыйobʺjómistyj
просто́рийprostóryj, містки́йmistkýj
(figuratively)Capable, able.
- large in capacity
Examples
5 sentencesShe rummaged in her capacious handbag.
ruОна рылась в своей бездонной сумке.
I'm wearing a jacket with capacious pockets.
Tom is a man of capacious love.
I found the suites capacious, the sofas commodious, the sandwiches copious.
deIch fand die Suiten geräumig, die Sofas bequem und die Sandwiche üppig.
A popular, capacious theatre in the city tempted many a moviegoer on a hot, sunny afternoon.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old EnglishFrom Latin capāx (“wide, spacious, large; capable”) + -ious. Displaced native Old English numol.
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Forms
more capacious, most capacious| Comparative | more capacious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most capacious Lesson |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form