Ca-pā'cioūs, a.

a. [From Lat. capax. See supra.] 1. Having capacity; able to contain; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room, &c.; a capacious bay or harbor. In the capacious recesses of his mind. Bancroft. 2. Having ability or qualification to take large views of things; comprehensive; liberal. “A capacious mind.” Watts.