单词 | capaciousness |
释义 | capaciousnessn. The quality of being capacious; the power of holding or containing; largeness, roominess, wide extent. Cf. capacity n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > roominess roomthiness1556 commodiousness1562 spaciousness1587 amplitude1599 laxness1634 capaciousness1642 laxity1650 roomliness1744 roominess1755 uncrampedness1882 spaciness1885 1642 T. Goodwin Heart of Christ iii. ii. 129 in Christ set Forth There is..a greater capaciousnesse, vastnesse, and also quicknesse in his affections. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1109 What thou speakest of the capaciousness of the place. 1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica 169 By reason of the vast difference in their capaciousnesses. 1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. I. 297 The vast capaciousness within St. Peter's is thrown away. 1874 E. B. Pusey Lenten Serm. 98 We..gain..larger capaciousness for His endless Infinite love. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1642 |
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