spatiousness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]spatiousness (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of spaciousness.
- 1657, “Annotations on the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel”, in [John Downame], compiler, The Second Volume of Annotations upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament: […], 3rd edition, London: […] Evan Tyler, →OCLC, chapter xl, verse 23, signature F2, recto, column 1:
- The North Flat, or floor or little court, was of the ſame ſpatiouſneſs with that of the Eaſt.
- 1670, Alonso Geronimo de Salas Barbadillo, translated by Philip Ayres, “He Relates the Life which He Lead Being a Judg, and Afterwards, a Pretendient in the Court for an Imployment”, in The Fortunate Fool. […], London: […] Moses Pitt […], →OCLC, page 200:
- Now, although his abſence from the Court was not intended for any long time, yet the ſpatiouſneſs and pleaſantneſs of the Situation , the flattery and delights of thoſe green trees, and the bubling of the Fountains ſo much delighted him, that made his ſtay the longer; […]
- 1671, Edward Chamberlayne, “Of the Colledge of Heralds”, in The Second Part of the Present State of England: […], 3rd edition, London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn, […], →OCLC, page 289:
- Moreover, Strangers and Forrigners may take notice of the extraordinary commodiouſneſs, conveniency and ſituation of the preſent Royal Palace, and uſual place of Reſidence of our Kings, called White-hall, belonging heretofore to Cardinal Woolſey, ſeated between a noble Navigable River, and a moſt delectable Park; of the great Chamber there, called the Banqueting-Houſe, the like whereof for ſpatiouſneſs, Beauty, Peinture, and exact proportion, no King in Europe can parallel; […]