expansive meaning and definition

EXPANSIVE adjective

Definition of expansive (adjective)

1. able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
   • "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire"
   • antonym: unexpansive
2. 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"
   • synonyms: grand, heroic
3. marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur
4. friendly and open and willing to talk
   • "wine made the guest expansive"
   • synonyms: talkative