spacious
/ˈspeɪʃəs
/adjective
(Especially of a room or building) having ample space: the hotel has a spacious lounge and TV room...
- There are two other rooms on the ground floor, a shower room and a spacious store room.
- The rooms are spacious and the large windows should ensure a bright and open feeling.
- The spacious rooms of the centre will be used for singing, dancing, drama and classes in being a DJ.
Synonyms
roomy, commodious, capacious, palatial, airy, voluminous, high-ceilinged, sizeable, open, generous, large, big, vast, immense, rambling, ample
extensive, broad, wide, wide open, expansive, sweeping, rolling, rambling, open, ample, large, sizeable, substantial, vast, immense
Derivatives
spaciously
/ adverb ...- The interior is dramatic rather than immediately romantic, but dimmed lighting and spaciously divided tables make it perfect for an intimate rendezvous - which is lucky, since I took my fiancé e to dine.
- The atmosphere is decidedly homey, with tables and sofas spaciously dispersed to give each customer his own intimate space.
- Inside, the shop is well-lighted, the aisles wide and the stalls laid out spaciously, so there is plenty of room for anyone in a wheelchair.
spaciousness
/ noun ...- The bedrooms are not all large but ingenious contemporary design manages to give a feeling of spaciousness and some rooms overlook the swimming pool with the sea behind, and a view of Spargi island.
- They further extended perceived interior spaciousness by installing large expanses of glass with views into the front, rear, and side yards.
- A probing torch beam reveals distant rock faces, giving the impression of great spaciousness, of room to swim and explore.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French spacios or Latin spatiosus, from spatium (see space).