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Webster 1913 Edition


Capaciousness

Ca-pa′cious-ness

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Noun.
The quality of being capacious, as of a vessel, a reservoir a bay, the mind, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Capaciousness

CAPACIOUSNESS

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Noun.
1.
Wideness; largeness; as of a vessel.
2.
Extensiveness; largeness; as of a bay.
3.
Comprehensiveness; power of taking a wide survey; applied to the mind.

Definition 2024


capaciousness

capaciousness

English

Noun

capaciousness (usually uncountable, plural capaciousnesses)

  1. The quality of being capacious.
    • 1818 George Crabb - English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order
      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.