Capacious \Ca*pa"cious\ (k[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. capax,
-acis, fr. capere to take. See Heave.]
1. Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy;
spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room,
bay, or harbor.
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In the capacious recesses of his mind. --Bancroft.
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2. Able or qualified to make large views of things, as in
obtaining knowledge or forming designs; comprehensive;
liberal. "A capacious mind." --Watts.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
capacious
adj : large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"
WordNet (r) 2.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "capacious":
abundant, ample, amplitudinous, broad, commodious, comprehensive,
copious, deep, expandable, expansive, extended, extending,
extensile, extensive, far-reaching, generous, infinite, plentiful,
roomy, spacious, spreading, vast, voluminous, wide, widespread
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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