Favorite Words: Capacious
I'm terribly behind in these "monthly" favorite words. I posted "expurgate" in January, and then I posted February's Favorite Word in March ("fecundity") and did not write one for March or April, so this one is for March and I'll have a couple more this month to catch up to May.
capacious
"Capacious" is an adjective from the Latin capax from the Latin capere meaning to take. It means capable of holding much; roomy; spacious.
Albert Einstein's capacious mind left little doubt that he was a genius.
She carried a capacious handbag full of nothing but intuition and potential.
By knocking down two walls, we transformed our living room into a more capacious space, but now all the neighbors can watch us playing Wii in our underwear.
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