Roominess (Noun)
Meaning 1
Spatial largeness and extensiveness (especially inside a building); "the capaciousness of Santa's bag astounded the child"; "roominess in this size car is always a compromise"; "his new office lacked the spaciousness that he had become accustomed to".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The car's design emphasizes style over roominess, but there's still plenty of space for passengers.
- A generous roominess of scale pervades every detail, creating an opulent living experience.
- Her priorities included affordability and location, and to some extent roominess of living areas.
- These softwoods emphasize grandness over architectural unity and show preference to massive openness or roominess in them.
- Newspapers emphasize family lifestyle flexibility of open design against claims for actual housewifery effectiveness given low space available beyond extra square-foot roominess per layout..
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Meaning 2
Intellectual breadth; "the very capaciousness of the idea meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary"; "his unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The philosopher's unorthodox approach allowed for a great deal of roominess in her arguments, accommodating diverse perspectives and critiques.
- His intellectual roominess made him an attractive collaborator, as he was willing to consider unconventional ideas and approaches.
- The complexity of the theory provided roominess for interpretation, leading to a rich and varied body of scholarly commentary.
- The artist's eclectic style reflected her intellectual roominess, incorporating elements from multiple disciplines and traditions.
- The professor's roominess of mind enabled her to navigate the nuances of the debate with ease, synthesizing disparate viewpoints into a cohesive whole.