(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:20:51

Ca*pa"cious (?), a. [L. capaz, -acis, fr. capere to take. See Heave.]

1.

Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room, bay, or harbor.

In the capacious recesses of his mind. Bancroft.

2.

Able or qualified to make large views of things, as in obtaining knowledge or forming designs; comprehensive; liberal.

"A capacious mind."

Watts.

 

© Webster 1913.

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