spacious
/'speiʃəs/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having ample space; roomy: Describes an area, building, or room that is large and provides a lot of space, giving a feeling of openness and lack of confinement.
- Extensive in area or scope; vast: Describes something that covers a large area or has a broad, expansive quality, such as a landscape or a view.
Usage and Examples
- Describing interiors:
- The apartment was small but felt spacious due to its high ceilings and large windows.
- They held the conference in a spacious hall that could accommodate hundreds of guests.
- Describing landscapes or views:
- We drove for miles across the spacious plains.
- From the hilltop, we enjoyed a spacious view of the valley below.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative use for concepts or opportunities: While less common, "spacious" can describe something non-physical that feels broad or unrestricted.
- Her spacious interpretation of the law allowed for more creative solutions. (This usage suggests a broad, not literal, interpretation.)
Variants and Related Words
- Spaciously (adverb): In a spacious manner.
- The house was spaciously designed.
- Spaciousness (noun): The quality of being spacious.
- The spaciousness of the cathedral was awe-inspiring.
Synonyms
- Roomy: Having plenty of space inside.
- Capacious: Having a lot of space inside; able to contain much.
- Expansive: Covering a large area; extensive.
- Vast: Of very great extent or size; immense.
Antonyms
- Cramped: Feeling too small or confined.
- Confined: Limited in space; restricted.
- Narrow: Of small width; limited in extent.
Idioms and Phrases
- (To have) spacious skies: A poetic phrase, famously used in the song "America the Beautiful," to describe broad, open skies.
- They traveled west, under spacious skies.
Adjective
- (of buildings and rooms) having ample space
- a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment
- a spacious ballroom
- very large in expanse or scope
- a broad lawn
- the wide plains
- a spacious view
- spacious skies