voluminous
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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How to use voluminous in a sentence
It can assemble and sort voluminous data sets, filter trillions of data points every second, and produce inferences about what a user’s next most likely transaction will be.
Its initial fruity taste, creamy minerality on the palate, and a voluminous finish make this wine a crowd-pleaser.
That’s evident not just from its voluminous lawsuits, but also its practice of refinancing high-interest loans, which makes it appear that borrowers have paid them off but actually keeps them on the hook, sometimes for years.
The Loan Company That Sued Thousands of Low-Income Latinos During the Pandemic | by Kiah Collier, Ren Larson and Perla Trevizo | August 31, 2020 | ProPublicaYet these essays also testify voluminously to the vices of the political intellectual.
How Jean-Paul Sartre’s Existential Angst Got the Better of Him | Adam Kirsch | June 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe read at odd moments; at night voluminously—until very late, sometimes.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
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 ScottHe lit his pipe and puffed voluminously in order to obscure the attraction of his glass.
The White Peacock | D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceDurfield's eyes stared voluminously through their sockets and seemed fixed to the furthest wall of his bedroom.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron BrownGlobes of electric light drooped clustering under voluminously fluted shades.
The Divine Fire | May Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for voluminous
/ (vəˈluːmɪnəs) /
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
1Derived forms of voluminous
- voluminosity (vəˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ) or voluminousness, noun
- voluminously, adverb
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