The meaning of EXPANSIVE is having a capacity or a tendency to expand. How to use expansive in a sentence.

EXPANSIVE definition: having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive. See examples of expansive used in a sentence.

EXPANSIVE definition: 1. very happy to talk to people in a friendly way: 2. covering a large area: 3. very happy to…. Learn more.

If you are expansive, you talk a lot, or are friendly or generous, because you are feeling happy and relaxed. He was becoming more expansive as he relaxed. The premier was in expansive mood.

1. having a wide range or extent; extensive. 2. cordially welcoming; effusive: an expansive host. 3. tending to expand or capable of expanding. 4. causing expansion: the expansive force of heat.

Definition of expansive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive: expansive mountain scenery. (of a person's character or speech) effusive, unrestrained, free, or open: Our expansive host welcomed us warmly. …

Factsheet What does the adjective expansive mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective expansive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Synonyms for EXPANSIVE: extensive, broad, wide, sweeping, deep, comprehensive, extended, widespread; Antonyms of EXPANSIVE: narrow, limited, restricted, circumscribed

May 18, 2025 · From Latin expāns-, past-participle stem of expandere (“to spread out”; see expand) +‎ -ive. [1] expansive (comparative more expansive, superlative most expansive)