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- pronunciation:
- k
peI
shihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
able to contain a large amount; roomy.
Even his capacious closet could not hold all his suits.- synonyms:
- ample, commodious, expandable, roomy, spacious
- antonyms:
- cramped, small
- similar words:
- big, expansive, extensible, extensive, great, huge, immense, large, massive, vast, voluminous, widespread
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| related words: |
ample, spacious, wide |
adverb + (adj.)capacious
enough, infinitely, more, most, part, sufficiently
(adj.)capacious
+ noun
arena,
auditorium,
author,
bag,
bin,
bosom,
camera,
cargo,
category,
chamber,
coat,
cruiser,
door,
drive,
ego,
fireplace,
fixture,
frame,
furniture,
gallery,
guest,
handbag,
hat,
heart,
interior,
landscape,
living,
memory,
mind,
pocket,
purse,
range,
room,
sense,
sleeve,
space,
suite,
tent,
term,
traffic,
trousers,
trunk
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| derivations: |
capaciously (adv.), capaciousness (n.) |
The word capacious
contains the following parts:
cap1, cip, capt, cept, -ceive, -ceit
Latin
root
that means to take, catch
  Example words:
accept, acceptable, acceptance, capability, capable, capacious, capacity, captive, capture, conceive, concept, deceive, deception, deceptive, except, exception, incapable, inconceivable, intercept, participant, participate, perceive, perceptive, percipient, precept, receive, reception, recipient, susceptible
-acious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix -acious
forms adjectives from Latinate nouns ending in "-acity," "-acy," or "-ce." Most common adjectives ending in -acious
have a corresponding noun form ending in "-acity."
Example words:
audacious, capacious, fallacious, loquacious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, tenacious, veracious, vivacious, voracious
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