'Expansive' definitions:
Definition of 'expansive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire" [ant: unexpansive]
adjective
Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" [syn: expansive, grand, heroic]
adjective
Marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur
adjective
Friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive" [syn: expansive, talkative]
Definition of 'Expansive'
From: GCIDE
- Expansive \Ex*pan"sive\ ([e^]ks*p[a^]n"s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. expansif.]
- 1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [WordNet sense 1] [1913 Webster]
- A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace. [1913 Webster]
- His forehead was broad and expansive. --Prescott.
- 2. causing expansion; as, the expansive force of heat. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 3. of much expanse; wide-extending; as, an expansive view of the mountains. [PJC]
- 4. friendly, open, and unrestrained in conversation or discourse; -- of people; as, wine made the guest expansive. [WordNet sense 4]
- Syn: effusive, talkative. [WordNet 1.5]
- 5. characterized by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur. [WordNet sense 3] [WordNet 1.5] -- {Ex*pan"sive*ly}, adv. -{Ex*pan"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'expansive'
From: GCIDE
- euphoric \euphoric\ adj. strongly experiencing a feeling of well-being; feeling euphoria. Opposite of dysphoric. [Narrower terms: expansive]
- Syn: elated, happy. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'expansive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accessible,
- affable,
- airy,
- all jaw,
- all-embracing,
- all-inclusive,
- amiable,
- ample,
- amplitudinous,
- approachable,
- big,
- bouncy,
- broad,
- buoyant,
- candid,
- capacious,
- chatty,
- commodious,
- communicable,
- communicative,
- comprehensive,
- conversable,
- conversational,
- copious,
- deep,
- demonstrative,
- dilatable,
- dilatant,
- distensive,
- easy,
- effervescent,
- effusive,
- elastic,
- enlarging,
- expandable,
- expanding,
- expansible,
- expansile,
- expansional,
- extendable,
- extended,
- extending,
- extensible,
- extensile,
- extensional,
- extensive,
- extroverted,
- far-reaching,
- flip,
- fluent,
- frank,
- free,
- free-speaking,
- free-spoken,
- free-tongued,
- friendly,
- full,
- gabby,
- garrulous,
- gassy,
- generous,
- genial,
- glib,
- gossipy,
- great,
- gregarious,
- gushy,
- infinite,
- inflatable,
- inflationary,
- large,
- lavish,
- liberal,
- long-winded,
- loquacious,
- multiloquent,
- multiloquious,
- newsy,
- open,
- openhanded,
- outgoing,
- outspoken,
- overtalkative,
- prolix,
- resilient,
- roomy,
- scopic,
- self-revealing,
- self-revelatory,
- smooth,
- sociable,
- spacious,
- spreading,
- talkative,
- talky,
- unconstrained,
- unhampered,
- unrepressed,
- unreserved,
- unrestrained,
- unrestricted,
- unreticent,
- unsecretive,
- unshrinking,
- unsilent,
- unsuppressed,
- vast,
- verbose,
- volatile,
- voluble,
- voluminous,
- warm,
- wide,
- wide-ranging,
- widespread,
- windy
Words containing 'Expansive'
- Expanse,
- Expansibility,
- Expansible,
- Expansibleness,
- Expansibly,
- Expansion,
- Expansively,
- Expansiveness,
- expansivity,
- Expansion coupling,
- Expansion curve,
- Expansion gear,
- Expansion joint,
- Expansion valve,
- coefficient of expansion,
- expansion bit,
- expansion bolt,
- expansion slot,
- expansive bit,
- Automatic expansion gear,
- Fixed expansion gear,
- Triple-expansion steam engine