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roomy

roomy

24 2.1
Large with a lot of space inside
  • adjective
  • /ˈrumi/
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  • The spacious living room was perfect for entertaining guests; it felt very roomy with all the furniture arranged.
  • a roomy interior
  • a roomy seat
  • a roomy car

It's nice and roomy, but also not too big.

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Examples

  • My next stable was quite roomy; a swinging window opened into the yard opposite an apple orchard.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Because the box is roomy, I also carry other items that I think would be useful.

    Academic text (1997)
  • It's nice and roomy, but also not too big.

  • You know this house is roomy and cool.

  • But the roomy kitchen could feed one hundred people in a day.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • When l bought this car, l fell in love with the roomy trunk space.

  • "The house seemed roomier inside than I would have expected.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It's ultra high tech and it's tremendously luxurious and comfortable and roomy inside.

  • The weather wasn't cool enough for jackets yet, but I'd needed something with roomy pockets.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The airlock was roomier than most, big enough to take two spacesuited people at a time.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

spacious
vsroomy
45 2.5

A large open room or area with plenty of space

stresses comfort and usable space rather than just openness
airy
vsroomy
13 2.3

A place with a lot of fresh air and space

focuses more on size and comfort than on airflow
convenient
vsroomy
  • Archaic
4 9.9

Used in the past to mean large and comfortable

is the modern common term rather than the archaic older form
capacious
vsroomy
3 7.0

With a lot of space inside and able to hold many things

focuses more on being large and comfortable for people
light and airy
vsroomy
2 3.4

Clothes and rooms that are not heavy or tight and feel fresh and open

refers to actual physical space and large comfortable area rather than light feel
commodious
vsroomy
2 7.4

Having a lot of space and being comfortable

is the everyday neutral word for having plenty of space
rangy
vsroomy
7.6

Open with a lot of space to move, like a park or field

means having plenty of space in general rather than specifically for movement

Antonyms

37 3.2

A space that is too small for people to move easily

How Spacious

immense
141 3.7
roomy
24 2.1
cozy
  • Literature
158 1.6
small
1.0
cramped
37 3.2

Surface Forms

roomy positive
roomier comparative
roomiest superlative

Morphology

roomy = room (transparent) = room + y

The adjective is a straightforward adjectival derivation from 'room' meaning 'having ample space'.

Etymology

The word roomy comes from the simple word room, which means 'space' or 'place', plus the ending -y that means 'full of'. That's why roomy literally means 'full of space' and is used for places that have plenty of room.