a. | 1. | Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; |
2. | causing expansion; | |
3. | of much expanse; wide-extending; | |
4. | friendly, open, and unrestrained in conversation or discourse; - of people; | |
5. | characterized by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur. |
Adj. | 1. | expansive - able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire" Antonyms: unexpansive - showing no tendency to expand; "unexpansive bodies" |
2. | expansive - impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner" Synonyms: grand | |
3. | expansive - marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur | |
4. | expansive - friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive" Synonyms: talkative |