Capaciousness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Capaciousness is a noun meaning The quality of being capacious.
Meaning
The quality of being capacious.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- capaciousnesses
Synonyms for capaciousness
Depending on context, synonyms include commodiousness, roominess, spaciousness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include roominess, spaciousness, commodiousness, incapaciousness, copiousness, ampleness.
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