What does capaciousness mean?
Capaciousness means The quality of being capacious..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality of being capacious..
Capacity is the abstract of capax, receiving or apt to hold ; it is therefore applied to the contents of hollow bodies : capaciousness is the abstract of capacious and is therefore applied to the plane surface comprehended within a given space. hence we speak of the capacity of a vessel; and the capaciousness of a room.
The author of the Plays was equipped, beyond every other man of his time, with wisdom, erudition, imagination, capaciousness of mind, grace, and majesty of expression.
Use capaciousness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Capaciousness means The quality of being capacious..
Common synonyms include commodiousness, roominess, spaciousness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Capacity is the abstract of capax, receiving or apt to hold ; it is therefore applied to the contents of hollow bodies : capaciousness is the abstract of capacious and is therefore applied to the plane surface comprehended within a given space. hence we speak of the capacity of a vessel; and the capaciousness of a room.
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