roomy

[ roo-mee, room-ee ]

/ ˈru mi, ˈrʊm i /

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adjective, room·i·er, room·i·est.

affording ample room; spacious; large.

Origin of roomy

First recorded in 1615–25; room + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR roomy

capacious, generous, ample, extensive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM roomy

room·i·ly, adverb room·i·ness, noun

Words nearby roomy

roomful, roomie, rooming house, rooming-in, roommate, roomy, rooney, roorback, roose, roosevelt, roosevelt corollary

Example sentences from the Web for roominess

How could I possibly not ask them to stay, seeing their discomfort and my roominess?

In the Mountains |Elizabeth von Arnim
This style throughout gives the impression of roominess and largeness.

Pompeii, Its Life and Art |August Mau
His jersey is blue and low in the neck, and his trousers are of that roominess supposed to be necessary for nautical purposes.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 |Various
To a New Yorker's eyes, this roominess of arrangement, was especially attractive.

A Flight in Spring |J. Harris Knowles

In the matter of roominess it transcends anything that was ever dreamed of before, I fancy.

A Tramp Abroad, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for roominess

roomy

/ (ˈruːmɪ, ˈrʊmɪ) /

adjective roomier or roomiest

having ample room; spacious

Derived forms of roomy

roomily, adverb roominess, noun

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roomy

adjective, room·i·er, room·i·est.

Origin of roomy

SYNONYMS FOR roomy

OTHER WORDS FROM roomy

Words nearby roomy

Example sentences from the Web for roominess

British Dictionary definitions for roominess

adjective roomier or roomiest

Derived forms of roomy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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roomy

adjective, room·i·er, room·i·est.

Origin of roomy

SYNONYMS FOR roomy

OTHER WORDS FROM roomy

Words nearby roomy

Words related to roominess

Example sentences from the Web for roominess

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adjective roomier or roomiest

Derived forms of roomy

British Dictionary definitions for roominess