capacious
adjective
ca·pa·cious
kə-ˈpā-shəs 
: containing or capable of containing a great deal
the museum's capacious rooms
capaciously
adverb
capaciousness
noun
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that car has a capacious trunk that makes it a good choice for families
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This single-story home offers a capacious living environment with its six bedrooms and two baths.
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Like these novels, Aber’s book is episodic and capacious, brimming with secondary characters who each contribute, in their small way, to the main character’s evolution.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
Photo : Reflecting Walls Photography The capacious fireside living room.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Stick so tenaciously to one motif, even a capacious one, and certain explorations of it are bound to yield more revelations than others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Like these novels, Aber’s book is episodic and capacious, brimming with secondary characters who each contribute, in their small way, to the main character’s evolution.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
Photo : Reflecting Walls Photography The capacious fireside living room.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Stick so tenaciously to one motif, even a capacious one, and certain explorations of it are bound to yield more revelations than others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for capacious
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“Capacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capacious. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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capacious
adjective
ca·pa·cious
kə-ˈpā-shəs
: able to contain much or many : roomy
capaciously
adverb
capaciousness
noun
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