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ROOMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: roomier    , roomiest   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An associate who shares a room with you

Synonyms:

roomie; roommate; roomy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("roomy" is a kind of...):

friend (a person you know well and regard with affection and trust)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of buildings and rooms) having ample space

Example:

a spacious ballroom

Synonyms:

roomy; spacious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

commodious; convenient (large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense))

Derivation:

room (space for movement)

roominess (spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building))

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