capacious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite large in capacity
    • she carried a capacious bag

WordNet


Ca*pa"cious adjective
Etymology
L. capaz, -acis, fr. capere to take. See Heave.
Definitions
  1. Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room, bay, or harbor.
    In the capacious recesses of his mind. Bancroft.
  2. Able or qualified to make large views of things, as in obtaining knowledge or forming designs; comprehensive; liberal. "A capacious mind." Watts.

Webster 1913