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SPACIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building)
Example:
his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to
Synonyms:
capaciousness; commodiousness; roominess; spaciousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("spaciousness" is a kind of...):
bigness; largeness (the property of having a relatively great size)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spaciousness"):
airiness (the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air)
seating capacity (the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.)
Derivation:
spacious ((of buildings and rooms) having ample space)
spacious (very large in expanse or scope)
