Definition of expansive Expansive
/ɪkspæˈnsɪv/ - [ikspansiv] - ex•pan•sive
We found 10 definitions of expansive from 4 different sources.
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What does expansive mean?
WordNet
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| expansive - able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire" | ||
| unexpansive showing no tendency to expand; "unexpansive bodies" | ||
| distensible capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ" | ||
| cavernous, erectile being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone" | ||
| expandable, expandible, expansible (of gases) capable of expansion | ||
| expansive - friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive" | ||
| talkative | ||
| communicatory, communicative able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray | ||
| expansive - 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" | ||
| grand, heroic | ||
| impressive producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" | ||
| expansive - marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur | ||
| euphoric exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation | ||
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Wiktionary 
- expansive (Adjective)
Able to be expanded. - expansive (Adjective)
Comprehensive in scope or extent. - expansive (Adjective)
Talkative and sociable. - expansive (Adjective)
Exhibiting expansivity.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- expansive (a.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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expansive
Able to be expanded.
