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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPA'CIOUS, a. [L. spatiosus.]
1. Wide; roomy; having large or ample room; not narrow; as a spacious church; a spacious hall or drawing room.
2. Extensive; vast in extent; as the spacious earth; the spacious ocean.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" [syn: broad, spacious, wide]
2: (of buildings and rooms) having ample space; "a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment"; "a spacious ballroom" [syn: roomy, spacious]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French spacioux, from Latin spatiosus, from spatium space, room Date: 14th century 1. vast or ample in extent ; roomy <a spacious residence> 2. large or magnificent in scale ; expansive <a more spacious and stimulating existence than the farm could offer — H. L. Mencken> • spaciously adverb • spaciousness noun Synonyms: spacious, commodious, capacious, ample mean larger in extent or capacity than the average. spacious implies great length and breadth <a spacious front lawn>. commodious stresses roominess and comfortableness <a commodious and airy penthouse apartment>. capacious stresses the ability to hold, contain, or retain more than the average <a capacious suitcase>. ample implies having a greater size, expanse, or amount than that deemed adequate <ample closet space>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. having ample space; covering a large area; roomy. Derivatives: spaciously adv. spaciousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF spacios or L spatiosus (as SPACE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spacious Spa"cious, a. [L. spatiousus: cf. F. spacieux. See Space, n.] 1. Extending far and wide; vast in extent. ``A spacious plain outstretched in circuit wide.'' --Milton. 2. Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall. -- Spa"cious*ly, adv. -- Spa"cious*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A spacious room or other place is large in size or area, so that you can move around freely in it. The house has a spacious kitchen and dining area. = roomy ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Wide, extended, extensive, vast. 2. Roomy, broad, ample, capacious, wide, large.

Moby Thesaurus

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