spacious

spa·cious

adjective \ˈspā-shəs\

Definition of SPACIOUS

1

: vast or ample in extent : roomy <a spacious residence>

2

: large or magnificent in scale : expansive <a more spacious and stimulating existence than the farm could offer — H. L. Mencken>

— spa·cious·ly adverb

— spa·cious·ness noun

Examples of SPACIOUS

1. <almost all of the guests were able to fit into the spacious living room>

Origin of SPACIOUS

Middle English, from Anglo-French spacioux, from Latin spatiosus, from spatium space, room

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SPACIOUS

Synonyms

ample, capacious, commodious, roomy

Related Words

cavernous, voluminous; broad, wide; big, biggish, bulky, considerable, generous, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, large, largish, outsize (also outsized), overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy; Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, pharaonic, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, super, titanic, tremendous; expansive, extended, extensive, vast; boundless, limitless, unbounded

Near Antonyms

confined, cramped, incommodious, limited, narrow, restricted; small, snug, tight, tiny

Synonym Discussion of SPACIOUS

spacious, commodious, capacious, ample mean larger in extent or capacity than the average. spacious implies great length and breadth <a spacious front lawn>. commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness <a commodious and airy penthouse apartment>. capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average <a capacious suitcase>. ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate <ample closet space>.

Rhymes with SPACIOUS

gracious