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adjective
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
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
hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous, adjective
hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
hy·per·vo·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
EXPANDsu·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
COLLAPSESynonyms
3. extensive, copious, ample.
3. extensive, copious, ample.
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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.
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