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  • 1 capax

    căpax, ācis, adj. [capio], that can contain or hold much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious (in poets and in post-Aug. prose freq.; in Cic. perh. only once, and then trop; v. infra).
    I.
    Lit.: mundus, * Lucr. 6, 123:

    conchae,

    Hor. C. 2, 7, 22:

    urna,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 16; Ov. M. 3, 172:

    capaciores scyphos,

    Hor. Epod. 9, 33:

    pharetram,

    Ov. M. 9, 231:

    putei,

    id. ib. 7, 568:

    urbs,

    id. ib. 4, 439:

    ripae,

    id. Am. 3, 6, 19:

    uterus,

    Plin. 10, 33, 49, § 93:

    portus,

    id. 4, 7, 12, § 26:

    spatiosa et capax domus,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 5:

    villa usibus capax,

    id. ib. 2, 17, 4:

    forma capacissima,

    Quint. 1, 10, 40:

    moles,

    Tac. A. 2, 21.—With gen.:

    circus capax populi,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 136:

    cibi vinique capacissimus,

    Liv. 9, 16, 13:

    flumen onerariarum navium capax,

    Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99; 12, 1, 5, § 11:

    magnae sedis insula haud capax est,

    Curt. 4, 8, 2.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Capacious, susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit for: Demosthenes non semper implet aures meas: ita sunt avidae et capaces, etc., * Cic. Or. 29, 104:

    ingenium,

    great, Ov. M. 8, 533:

    animi ad praecepta,

    id. ib. 8, 243:

    animo majora capaci,

    id. ib. 15, 5:

    capax est animus noster,

    Sen. Ep. 92, 30.—With gen.:

    animal mentis capacius altae (i.e. homo),

    Ov. M. 1, 76:

    imperii,

    Tac. H. 1, 49; cf. id. A. 1, 13:

    aetas honorum nondum capax,

    id. H. 4, 42:

    molis tantae mens,

    id. A. 1,11: secreti, that can keep or conceal, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 7:

    capacia bonae spei pectora,

    Curt. 8, 13, 11:

    magnorum operum,

    id. 6, 5, 29:

    ingenium omnium bonarum artium capacissimum,

    Sen. Contr. 2, praef. §

    4: cujusque clari operis capacia ingenia,

    Vell. 1, 16, 2:

    bonum et capax recta discendi ingenium,

    id. 2, 29, 5:

    laboris ac fidei,

    id. 2, 127, 3:

    ingenia fecunda et totius naturae capacissima,

    Plin. 2, 78, 80, § 190:

    doli,

    fit, suitable for, Dig. 43, 4, 1.—
    B.
    In the Lat. of the jurists (cf. capio, II. F.), that has a right to an inheritance, Dig. 34, 3, 29.— Adv.: căpācĭter, Aug. Trin. 11, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > capax

  • 2 capāx

        capāx ācis, adj. with comp. and sup.    [CAP-], containing much, wide, large, spacious, roomy, capacious: conchae, H.: capaciores scyphos, H.: pharetra, O.: urbs, O.: circus capax populi, O.: animal mentis capacius, O.: cibi vinique capacissimus, L. —Fig., susceptible, capable of, good, able, apt, fit for: avidae et capaces (aures): ingenium, great, O.: animi ad praecepta, O.: imperii, Ta.
    * * *
    capacis (gen.), capacior -or -us, capacissimus -a -um ADJ
    large, spacious, roomy, big; capable, fit, competent; has right to inherit

    Latin-English dictionary > capāx

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  • Capacious — Ca*pa cious (k[.a]*p[=a] sh[u^]s), a. [L. capax, acis, fr. capere to take. See {Heave}.] 1. Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy; spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room, bay, or harbor. [1913 Webster] In the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • capacious — I adjective able to contain a great deal, ample, big, broad, capable of holding much, colossal, commodious, comprehensive, deep, expanded, expansive, extended, extensive, generous, gigantic, great, huge, immense, large, massive, roomy, spacious,… …   Law dictionary

  • capacious — 1610s, from L. capax (gen. capacis), from capere to take (see CAPABLE (Cf. capable)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • capacious — *spacious, commodious, ample Analogous words: *broad, wide: extended or extensive (see corresponding verb EXTEND): expanded or expansive (see corresponding verb EXPAND) Antonyms: exiguous (of quarters, spaces, containers) Contrasted words:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • capacious — [adj] ample, extensive abundant, broad, comfortable, commodious, comprehensive, dilatable, distensible, expandable, expansive, extended, generous, liberal, plentiful, roomy, sizable, spacious, substantial, vast, voluminous, wide; concepts 481,772 …   New thesaurus

  • capacious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a lot of space inside; roomy. DERIVATIVES capaciously adverb capaciousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin capax capable …   English terms dictionary

  • capacious — [kə pā′shəs] adj. [< L capax (gen. capacis), large < capere, to take (see HAVE) + OUS] able to contain or hold much; roomy; spacious capaciously adv. capaciousness n …   English World dictionary

  • capacious — [[t]kəpe͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is capacious has a lot of space to put things in. [FORMAL] ...her capacious handbag …   English dictionary

  • capacious — adjective Etymology: Latin capac , capax capacious, capable, from Latin capere Date: 1606 containing or capable of containing a great deal Synonyms: see spacious • capaciously adverb • capaciousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • capacious — capaciously, adv. capaciousness, n. /keuh pay sheuhs/, adj. capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin. [1605 15; CAPACI(TY) + OUS] Syn. ample, large. Ant. confining. * * * …   Universalium

  • capacious — adjective Having a lot of space inside; roomy. The car was capacious enough to fit all his guests. Syn: ample, commodious, roomy, spacious, exhaustively capable, voluminous, massive, large …   Wiktionary

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