voluminous

[ vuh-loo-muh-nuhs ]
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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.

  1. of great volume, size, or extent: voluminous flow of lava.

  2. of ample size, extent, or fullness: voluminous petticoats.

  3. having many coils, convolutions, or windings.

Origin of voluminous

1
1605–15; <Late Latin volūminōsus full of folds, equivalent to Latin volūmin- (stem of volūmen) volume + -ōsus-ous

Other 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

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How to use voluminous in a sentence

  • He wore a red sweater, and his hands were thrust into the pockets of baggy trousers voluminously rolled up at the bottom.

    To Him That Hath | Leroy Scott
  • He lit his pipe and puffed voluminously in order to obscure the attraction of his glass.

    The White Peacock | D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • Durfield's eyes stared voluminously through their sockets and seemed fixed to the furthest wall of his bedroom.

    The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron Brown
  • Globes of electric light drooped clustering under voluminously fluted shades.

    The Divine Fire | May Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for voluminous

voluminous

/ (vəˈluːmɪnəs) /


adjective
  1. of great size, quantity, volume, or extent

  2. (of writing) consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes

  1. prolific in writing or speech

  2. obsolete winding

Origin of voluminous

1
C17: 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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