Lexic.us

Definition of Capaciousness

1. Noun. Intellectual breadth. "His unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess"

2. Noun. Spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building). "His new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to"

Definition of Capaciousness

1. n. The quality of being capacious, as of a vessel, a reservoir a bay, the mind, etc.

Definition of Capaciousness

1. Noun. The quality of being capacious. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Capaciousness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capaciousness

capa capabilities capability capable capableness capablenesses capabler capablest capably capacified

capacifies capacify capacifying capacious capaciously capaciousness (current term) capaciousnesses capacitance capacitance flicker capacitance unit

capacitances capacitary capacitated capacitates capacitating capacitations capacitative capacities

Literary usage of Capaciousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Crabb's English Synonyms by George. Crabb (1917)
"capaciousness (see AMPLE) is the abstract of capacious, and is therefore ... Hence we speak of the capacity of a vessel, and the capaciousness of a room. ..."

2. English Synonyms Explained: With Copious Illustrations and Examples, Drawn by George Crabb (1844)
"CAPACITY, capaciousness. Capacity it an indefinite term simply designating ... Hence we apeak of the capacity of a vessel, and the capaciousness of a room. ..."

3. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"capaciousness (v. Ample) is the abstract of capacious, and is therefore applied to the plane surface comprehended within a ..."

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