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.
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Capaciousness — Ca*pa cious*ness, n. The quality of being capacious, as of a vessel, a reservoir a bay, the mind, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capaciousness — index measurement, space Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
capaciousness — noun 1. intellectual breadth the very capaciousness of the idea meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary his unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess • Syn: ↑roominess • Hypernyms: ↑breadth, ↑comprehensiveness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
capaciousness — talpykla statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Rezervuaras, cisterna, bakas, kanistras ar didelis indas medžiagoms laikyti. atitikmenys: angl. capaciousness; reservoir; roominess; spaciousness; tank vok. Behälter, m; Geräumigkeit … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
capaciousness — capacious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a lot of space inside; roomy. DERIVATIVES capaciously adverb capaciousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin capax capable … English terms dictionary
capaciousness — noun see capacious … New Collegiate Dictionary
capaciousness — See capaciously. * * * … Universalium
capaciousness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spaciousness, roominess, vastness, adequacy; see extent , immensity , size 2 … English dictionary for students
capaciousness — n. spaciousness, roominess … English contemporary dictionary
capaciousness — n. Spaciousness, amplitude, largeness, roominess, vastness, openness, freedom, breadth, extent, extensiveness, expansiveness, comprehensiveness … New dictionary of synonyms
