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spacious

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈspeɪʃ.əs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃəs
  • CMU ARPABET: S P EY1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having plenty of space; roomy; capacious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The apartment has a spacious bedroom.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Large in expanse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The cabin offers a lovely spacious view of the mountain meadows.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of buildings and rooms) having ample space

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment
  • a spacious ballroom

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: roomy

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

very large in expanse or scope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a broad lawn
  • the wide plains
  • a spacious view
  • spacious skies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: broad, wide

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English spacious, from Old French spacios, from Latin spatiōsus. By surface analysis, space + -ious.

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَاسِع (wāsiʕ) — having much space; roomy
  • Arabic: رَحْب (raḥb) — having much space; roomy
  • Arabic: فَسِيح (fasīḥ) — having much space; roomy
  • Asturian: espaciosu — having much space; roomy
  • Bashkir: иркен (irken) — having much space; roomy
  • Bulgarian: обширен (obširen) — having much space; roomy
  • Bulgarian: просторен (prostoren) — having much space; roomy
  • Catalan: espaiós — having much space; roomy
  • Chinese: 闊 /阔 (zh-min-nan) — having much space; roomy
  • Chinese: 寬瓏瓏 /宽珑珑 (khòan-long-long) — having much space; roomy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬敞 /宽敞 (kuānchang) — having much space; roomy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 敞 (chǎng) — having much space; roomy
  • Czech: prostorný — having much space; roomy
  • Dutch: ruimtelijk — having much space; roomy
  • Finnish: tilava — having much space; roomy
  • French: spacieux — having much space; roomy
  • French: ample — having much space; roomy
  • French: grand — having much space; roomy
  • French: logeable — having much space; roomy
  • Galician: espazoso — having much space; roomy
  • Galician: amplo — having much space; roomy
  • German: geräumig — having much space; roomy
  • Gothic: 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 (rums) — having much space; roomy
  • Greek: ευρύχωρος (evrýchoros) — having much space; roomy
  • Greek: άνετος (ánetos) — having much space; roomy
  • Hungarian: tágas — having much space; roomy
  • Irish: áirgiúil — having much space; roomy
  • Irish: spásmhar — having much space; roomy
  • Italian: spazioso — having much space; roomy
  • Japanese: 広い (hiroi) — having much space; roomy
  • Japanese: 広々 (hirobiro) — having much space; roomy
  • Central Kurdish: فراوان (frawan) — having much space; roomy
  • Latin: capax — having much space; roomy
  • Latin: laxus — having much space; roomy
  • Latin: spatiōsus — having much space; roomy
  • Macedonian: простран (prostran) — having much space; roomy
  • Norwegian: rommelig — having much space; roomy
  • Norwegian: romslig — having much space; roomy
  • Persian: جادار (jâdâr) — having much space; roomy
  • Polish: przestronny — having much space; roomy
  • Portuguese: espaçoso — having much space; roomy
  • Romanian: spațios — having much space; roomy
  • Russian: просто́рный (prostórnyj) — having much space; roomy
  • Sanskrit: विशाल (viśāla) — having much space; roomy
  • Sanskrit: पृथु (pṛthú) — having much space; roomy
  • Serbo-Croatian: про̀стран — having much space; roomy
  • Serbo-Croatian: pròstran — having much space; roomy
  • Spanish: espacioso — having much space; roomy
  • Spanish: desahogado — having much space; roomy
  • Spanish: amplio — having much space; roomy
  • Swedish: rymlig — having much space; roomy
  • Swedish: spatiös — having much space; roomy
  • Tagalog: maliwalas — having much space; roomy
  • Tagalog: maluwag — having much space; roomy
  • Tagalog: malawak — having much space; roomy
  • Turkish: geniş — having much space; roomy
  • Turkish: engin — having much space; roomy
  • Turkish: ferah — having much space; roomy
  • Turkish: açık — having much space; roomy
  • Turkish: havadar — having much space; roomy
  • Turkish: bol bol — having much space; roomy
  • Ukrainian: просто́рий (prostóryj) — having much space; roomy
  • Vietnamese: rộng — having much space; roomy
  • Bulgarian: широк (širok) — large in expanse
  • Bulgarian: обширен (obširen) — large in expanse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 廣闊 /广阔 (guǎngkuò) — large in expanse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬廣 /宽广 (kuānguǎng) — large in expanse
  • Esperanto: vasta — large in expanse
  • Finnish: avara — large in expanse
  • Galician: amplo — large in expanse
  • Galician: ancho — large in expanse
  • Galician: largo — large in expanse
  • Galician: vasto — large in expanse
  • German: weiträumig — large in expanse
  • Greek: ευρύς (evrýs) — large in expanse
  • Greek: εκτεταμένος (ektetaménos) — large in expanse
  • Irish: fairsing — large in expanse
  • Irish: scóipiúil — large in expanse
  • Polish: obszerny — large in expanse
  • Russian: обши́рный (obšírnyj) — large in expanse
  • Serbo-Croatian: шѝрок — large in expanse
  • Serbo-Croatian: šìrok — large in expanse
  • Ugaritic: 𐎗𐎈𐎁 (rḥb) — large in expanse