cavernous

[ kav-er-nuhs ]
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adjective
  1. being, resembling, or suggestive of a cavern: a vast, cavernous room.

  2. deep-set: cavernous eyes.

  1. hollow and deep-sounding: a cavernous voice.

  2. containing caverns.

  3. full of small cavities; porous.

Origin of cavernous

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word cavernōsus.See cavern, -ous

Other words from cavernous

  • cav·ern·ous·ly, adverb
  • in·ter·cav·ern·ous, adjective
  • un·cav·ern·ous, adjective
  • un·cav·ern·ous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for cavernous

cavernous

/ (ˈkævənəs) /


adjective
  1. suggestive of a cavern in vastness, darkness, etc: cavernous hungry eyes

  2. filled with small cavities; porous

  1. (of rocks) containing caverns or cavities

Derived forms of cavernous

  • cavernously, adverb

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