English Explanatory Dictionary

expansive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Comprehensive in scope or extent.
  2. Talkative and sociable.
  3. Able to be expanded.
  4. Exhibiting expansivity.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspænsɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expansive.wav

Word forms

expansive more expansive most expansive

Etymology

From Latin expāns-, past-participle stem of expandere (“to spread out”; see expand) + -ive.

Related words

antiexpansionist expansionary expansionistic

Derived words

expansively expansiveness expansivist gender-expansive hyperexpansive nonexpansive overexpansive unexpansive
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