Capaciousness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The quality of being capacious. uncountable, usually
"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."
- 2 spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building) wordnet
- 3 intellectual breadth wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From capacious + -ness.
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