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Spacious Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Spacious has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

very large in expanse or scope

"a broad lawn"

"the wide plains"

"a spacious view"

"spacious skies"

2

(of buildings and rooms) having ample space

"a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment"

"a spacious ballroom"

3

Having plenty of space; roomy.

"The hotel suite was so spacious that we could easily spread out our luggage without feeling cramped."

In plain English: Spacious means having plenty of room so that you can move around easily without feeling crowded.

"The new apartment is very spacious, so we have plenty of room to move furniture around."

Example Sentences
"The new apartment is very spacious, so we have plenty of room to move furniture around." adj
"The new apartment is very spacious and lets in plenty of light." adj
"Our garden feels surprisingly spacious despite being fenced in tightly." adj
"She chose the spacious desk because it gave her room to spread out all her books." adj
See Also
ghotul apple catchers unspacious commodious space roomsome ample spaciousness
Related Terms

Origin

The word spacious comes from the Latin spatiōsus, meaning full of space or roomy. It traveled into English through Old French and later Middle English with this same core sense of having plenty of open area.

Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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