capacious

Meanings

• Adjective

  Having a large capacity or ability to hold, contain, or admit a great quantity.

  - "The capacious garage could hold several cars."
  - "The capacious basket could hold all the fruits."

• Adjective

  Having or showing a large or generous capacity for understanding or feeling.

  - "The capacious leader was able to understand the needs of all his team members."
  - "The capacious audience responded with enthusiasm to the performer's emotional song."

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Pronunciation

1. /kəˈpeɪʃəs/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

ample , commodious , roomy , spacious , voluminous

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with capacious
champagne , magnificent , vast , grasp , clasp

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Variants

List of all variants of capacious that leads to same result
capacious , capaciously , capaciousness , capaciousnesses

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Etymology

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From Latin 'capax' meaning 'able to hold, contain' or 'receptive'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'capacious' comes from the Latin word 'capax', which means 'able to hold' or 'receptive'.

2. The largest container ship in the world, the MSC Oscar, has a capacity of over 19,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

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Related Concepts

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1. spacious: Related concept that means having a large amount of space or room.

2. ample: Related concept that means having a sufficient quantity or amount.

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Culture

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The term 'capacious' has been used in literature to describe characters with a large capacity for understanding and compassion. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice', Shylock is described as having a 'capacious soul' despite his vengeful nature.

How to Memorize "capacious"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large container or garage that can hold a lot of items.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of having a lot of room or capacity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'C' for 'capacity', 'A' for 'ability to hold', 'P' for 'possessing a large quantity'.

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