capaciousness

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English

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Etymology

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From capacious +‎ -ness.

Noun

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capaciousness (usually uncountable, plural capaciousnesses)

  1. The quality of being capacious.
    • 1818, George Crabb, English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order:
      Capacity is the abstract of capax, receiving or apt to hold ; it is therefore applied to the contents of hollow bodies : capaciousness is the abstract of capacious and is therefore applied to the plane surface comprehended within a given space. hence we speak of the capacity of a vessel; and the capaciousness of a room.