spacious

Everyday

A spacious room, house or car has a lot of space inside it; it is big and roomy. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life house adverts say «spacious kitchen» or «spacious garden». In writing lessons it is a better word than «big» for a room. In maths, area tells you how spacious a room is: length × width. Phrases: spacious room, spacious garden, light and spacious.

Examples

• Our new classroom is bright and spacious. tree →
• The car is spacious enough for five people. tree →
• They live in a spacious flat by the sea. tree →
• A room 6 m by 5 m has 30 square metres, so it is quite spacious. tree →
• The hotel had spacious rooms with big windows. tree →
• The tent was more spacious than we expected. tree →
• Once upon a time in a certain country there lived a king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden. tree →

Note

Adjective. Spelling trap: «spacious» (with c), not «spatious». The noun is «space». It describes inside space; for outside places people often say «open» or «wide».

In Jewish tradition

Jeremiah describes a king building himself a wide house with large rooms.

Interpretation. Jeremiah condemns the king for building a grand palace while treating workers unfairly. Tradition teaches that justice matters more than fine buildings.

Examples

• That saith: 'I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers', and cutteth him out windows, and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. (Prophets JER.22.14, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adjective. Spelling trap: «spacious» (with c), not «spatious». The noun is «space». It describes inside space; for outside places people often say «open» or «wide».