voluminous
[ vuh-loo-muh-nuhs ]
adjective
of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.
of ample size, extent, or fullness: voluminous petticoats.
having many coils, convolutions, or windings.
Origin of voluminous
1Other words for voluminous
Other words from voluminous
- vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
- vo·lu·mi·nous·ness, vo·lu·mi·nos·i·ty [vuh-loo-muh-nos-i-tee], /vəˌlu məˈnɒs ɪ ti/, noun
- hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous, adjective
- hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
- hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
- su·per·vo·lu·mi·nous, adjective
- su·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
- un·vo·lu·mi·nous, adjective
- un·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
- un·vo·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with voluminous
- compendious, voluminous
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British Dictionary definitions for voluminous
voluminous
/ (vəˈluːmɪnəs) /
adjective
of great size, quantity, volume, or extent
(of writing) consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes
prolific in writing or speech
obsolete winding
Origin of voluminous
1C17: from Late Latin volūminōsus full of windings, from volūmen volume
Derived forms of voluminous
- voluminosity (vəˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ) or voluminousness, noun
- voluminously, adverb
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