单词 | spaciousness |
释义 | spaciousnessn. 1. The state or quality of being spacious, wide, or commodious; extensiveness of area or dimensions; roominess. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > roominess roomthiness1556 commodiousness1562 spaciousness1587 amplitude1599 laxness1634 capaciousness1642 laxity1650 roomliness1744 roominess1755 uncrampedness1882 spaciness1885 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > vast extent widenessc1225 largenessa1400 ampleness1509 breadth1532 spaciousness1587 vastness1602 vastity1603 vastiditya1616 spaciosity1620 vastitude1623 latitude1650 immensity1797 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1549/1 He builded the bridge of Athelon..and made it of that strength, togither with that spaciousnesse and bredth, as two carts may (in maner) meet afront. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 105 Numbers which may be imagined by the spaciousnes [It. grandezza] of his dominions. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 78 Large Houses..which take up a great deal of space because of the spaciousness of the Gardens. 1715 London Gaz. No. 5336/2 The Apartments of the States of Brabant..are the finest..for their Spaciousness. 1798 Monthly Rev. 26 248 A profuse employment of columns gives to his original model an inviting spaciousness. 1823 J. Neal Randolph I. 336 The venerable solidity, fashion and spaciousness, of the dwelling-houses—all standing apart and alone—surrounded by heavy, well built walls. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. §34. 352 A certain roundness of numbers, and spaciousness of margin. 1885 Manch. Examiner 8 Apr. 5/1 The spaciousness and stately sweep of Sackville-street. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife xii. 130 It was a country of an exhilarating spaciousness. 1947 Life 17 Nov. 4/2 (advt.) Its 18-watt amplifier operates two 12-inch high-fidelity speakers which are coordinated to give a tonal spaciousness impossible to attain with any single speaker. 2007 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 5 Aug. 42 If you're coming for the 2008 Games, be assured you'll be pleasantly surprised—mostly by Beijing's spaciousness. 2. Largeness or breadth of mind, views, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > high intelligence, genius > [noun] > breadth, depth, strength of intellect strengthOE largenessa1382 profoundnessc1475 breadth1532 profundity1559 amplitude1575 deptha1593 powerfulnessc1595 universality1605 fathoma1616 spaciousness1657 comprehensiveness1683 grasp1683 altitudo1933 1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden To Rdr. So great was that spatiousnesse of mind that God had bestowed on him. 1903 J. Morley Life Gladstone II. v. xv. 245 His magniloquence of phrase was the expression of real size and spaciousness of character. 1977 Great Bend (Kansas) Tribune 23 Mar. 11/1 You possess at times a spaciousness of mind that is surprising. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587 |
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