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
Words Nearby voluminous
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How to use voluminous in a sentence
In my youth, I carried “The Magic Mountain,” Mann’s voluminous 1924 novel, into cafes.
There are 79, believe it or not— 79 different files on different members of the Kuczynski family, including a pretty voluminous set on Ursula herself.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11) | Sarah Lyall | September 25, 2021 | FreakonomicsStar RB Alvin Kamara will also be sure to get his, and there will be other mouths to feed in a New Orleans passing game likely to be less voluminous than it was with Brees.
The fantasy football do-not-draft list for 2021 starts with Derrick Henry and Nick Chubb | Des Bieler | August 31, 2021 | Washington PostWith multiple sizes, this model creates classic, bouncy, and voluminous curls.
Best curling iron: Hair styling tools to create the curls you seek no matter your hair type | Irena Collaku | August 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFor this album’s rollout, she has chosen an elegant, muted approach in which she sports voluminous blonde hair, plush fabrics and lies across Persian rugs.
4 Takeaways From Billie Eilish's New Album Happier Than Ever | Andrew R. Chow | July 30, 2021 | Time
His papers are voluminous but arid, nothing of the man comes through.
But the biographical inattention to his voluminous body of written work nonetheless has been a strange oversight.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone | Anthony Paletta | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe singer covered parts of her naked body with moss, accessorizing with smokey eyeshadow and a voluminous haircut.
Miranda Kerr Reportedly Won’t Walk in This Year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show; Gucci Receives $144.2 Million in Counterfeit Damages | The Fashion Beast Team | October 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTConsider one bold, green dress with a voluminous skirt that shimmered with what looked like the green scales of an alligator.
Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2014: Palazzo Fashion | Liza Foreman | September 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEventually I got to see the voluminous police dossier on the case, including the photographs taken at the scene by the paparazzi.
Frederick Spanheim died; a noted divinity professor at Leyden, and a voluminous writer.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellNathan Drake, an English physician, died; also a highly respectable and voluminous author.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut the man inside these voluminous clothes is even still more eccentric.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithHe was one of the most voluminous writers of antiquity, and probably is the most learned man whose writings have come down to us.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordHis writings were very voluminous, and in his tranquil garden he led a peaceful life of study and enjoyment.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
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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