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voluminous
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Origin
vo·lu·mi·nous
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mə
nəs
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adjective
1.
forming, filling, or writing a large
volume
or many
volumes
:
a voluminous edition.
2.
sufficient to fill a
volume
or
volumes
:
a voluminous correspondence.
3.
of great
volume
,
size, or extent:
voluminous flow of lava.
4.
of ample size, extent, or fullness:
voluminous petticoats.
5.
having many coils, convolutions, or windings.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Late Latin
volūminōsus
full of folds, equivalent to
Latin
volūmin-
(stem of
volūmen
)
volume
+
-ōsus
-ous
Related forms
vo·lu·mi·nous·ly,
adverb
vo·lu·mi·nous·ness,
vo·lu·mi·nos·i·ty
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,
noun
hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous,
adjective
hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly,
adverb
hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ness,
noun
EXPAND
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
COLLAPSE
Can be confused:
compendious
,
voluminous
.
Synonyms
3.
extensive, copious, ample.
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World English Dictionary
voluminous
(vəˈluːmɪnəs)
—
adj
1.
of great size, quantity, volume, or extent
2.
(of writing) consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes
3.
prolific in writing or speech
4.
obsolete
winding
[C17: from Late Latin
volūminōsus
full of windings, from
volūmen
volume
]
voluminosity
—
n
vo'luminousness
—
n
vo'luminously
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
voluminous
"forming a large mass," 1610s, from L.L. voluminosus, from L. volumen (gen. voluminis) "volume" (see
volume
). Related: Voluminously.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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