adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈspeɪʃ.əs/
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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