Spacious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

very large in expanse or scope

(of buildings and rooms) having ample space

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈeɪʃəs/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

a broad lawn
the wide plains
a spacious view

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roomy wide broad

Parts of Speech

adjective	very large in expanse or scope “a broad lawn”
adjective	(of buildings and rooms) having ample space “a roomy but sparsely furnished apartment”

Word Forms

broadness	noun	the property of being wide; having great width
spaciousness	noun	spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building)
wideness	noun	unusual largeness in size or extent or number
roominess	noun	spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building)
room	noun	space for movement
space	noun	an area reserved for some particular purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geräumig

sehr groß in der Ausdehnung oder im Umfang

🇫🇷French

spacieux

très vaste en étendue ou en portée

🇪🇸Spanish

espacioso

muy grande en extensión o alcance

🇮🇹Italian

spazioso

molto grande in estensione o portata

🇳🇱Dutch

ruim

zeer groot in uitgestrektheid of reikwijdte

🇵🇹Portuguese

espaçoso

muito grande em extensão ou escopo

🇷🇺Russian

просторный

очень большой по размеру или масштабу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशाल

विस्तार या दायरे में बहुत बड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রশস্ত

বিস্তৃতি বা সুযোগে খুব বড়

🇮🇳Tamil

விசாலமான

விரிவு அல்லது நோக்கத்தில் மிகப் பெரியது

🇮🇳Telugu

విశాలమైన

విస్తీర్ణం లేదా పరిధిలో చాలా పెద్దది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रशस्त

विस्तार किंवा व्याप्ती मध्ये खूप मोठा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જગ્યા ધરાવતું

વિસ્તરણ અથવા અવકાશમાં ખૂબ મોટું

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶಾಲವಾದ

ವಿಸ್ತಾರ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശാലമായ

വിസ്തൃതിയിലോ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ വളരെ വലുതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ

ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਦਾਇਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کشادہ

وسعت یا دائرہ کار میں بہت بڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宽敞

范围或范围非常大

🇯🇵Japanese

広々とした

広がりまたは範囲が非常に大きい

🇰🇷Korean

넓다

범위나 범위가 매우 크다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rộng rãi

rất lớn về mặt mở rộng hoặc phạm vi

🇹🇭Thai

กว้างขวาง

มีขนาดใหญ่มากในขอบเขตหรือขอบเขต

🇮🇩Indonesian

luas

sangat besar dalam bentangan atau cakupannya

🇵🇭Filipino

maluwag

napakalaki sa kalawakan o saklaw

🇲🇾Malay

luas

sangat besar dalam keluasan atau skop

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فسيحة

كبيرة جدًا في الامتداد أو النطاق

🇮🇷Persian

جادار

از نظر وسعت یا وسعت بسیار بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

ferah

genişlik veya kapsam açısından çok büyük

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרוּוָח

גדול מאוד במרחב או בהיקף

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