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Definition of Spaciousness

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

Definition of Spaciousness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being spacious. ¹

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Definition of Spaciousness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spaciousness

Literary usage of Spaciousness

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

1. The Gentleman's House: Or, How to Plan English Residences, from the by Robert Kerr (1865)
"CHAPTER V. —spaciousness. Too ranch overlooked. — Its value exemplified. As an element of comfort and convenience alike, amplitude of space ought never to ..."

2. Buenos Ayres and Argentine Gleanings: With Extracts from a Diary of Salado by Thomas Joseph Hutchinson (1865)
"... on San Carlos by Padre Constantia—Original Grant of Land for this Convent by Don Feliz Aldao — spaciousness of this Building — Extent of Cloisters. ..."

3. Art and Environment by Lisle March Phillipps (1914)
"... note in architecture : Its breadth : Correspondence of the quality with classic intellectualism : spaciousness of classic thought and classic buildings ..."

4. Art and Environment by Lisle March Phillipps (1914)
"... note in architecture : Its breadth : Correspondence of the quality with classic intellectualism : spaciousness of classic thought and classic buildings ..."

5. Two Related Industries: An Account of Paper-making and of Paper-makers by Huyck, F. C., & sons, Perry Walton (1920)
"spaciousness, LIGHTNESS, AND AIRINESS OF THE KENWOOD CARDING-ROOMS The carding-rooms at the Kenwood plant are among the finest to be found in the entire ..."

6. A Group of Englishmen (1795 to 1815) Being Records of the Younger Wedgwoods by Eliza Meteyard (1871)
"Removal of "Wedgwood's Show Rooms from Greek Street, Soho, to York Street, St. James's Square—spaciousness of the Premises—Fine Objects shown there—The ..."

7. The Flag-ship: Or, A Voyage Around the World in the United States Frigate by Fitch Waterman Taylor (1840)
"Others presented more respectable piles of buildings ; and in a few instances the temples were embraced within a court of considerable spaciousness. ..."

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