voluminous

[vuh-loo-muh-nuhs]

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.

   Synonyms: ample, copious, extensive

4. of ample size, extent, or fullness.

   voluminous petticoats.

5. having many coils, convolutions, or windings.

voluminous

/ vəˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ, vəˈluːmɪnəs /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• voluminously adverb
• voluminousness noun
• voluminosity noun
• hypervoluminous adjective
• hypervoluminously adverb
• hypervoluminousness noun
• supervoluminous adjective
• supervoluminously adverb
• unvoluminous adjective
• unvoluminously adverb
• unvoluminousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of voluminous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of voluminous¹

C17: from Late Latin volūminōsus full of windings, from volūmen _volume

Example Sentences

Today we discuss Texas, overreaction and the voluminous field of candidates for California governor.

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Not everyone may share in the authors’ nostalgia for the period—and the voluminously enumerated attractions of the World’s Fair.

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Penelope thought of Madame Ionesco: her short stature, the poor condition of her teeth, her collection of voluminous scarves, and her excellent recipe for Gypsy cakes, of which the children had grown quite fond.

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While commercial plants are supposed to comply with voluminous regulations and best practices, Morhard said there is little oversight to ensure they do.

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This is in addition to the voluminous effort spanning six nights and 12 hours that reasserts, among many truths, Burns’ dedication to exhuming the rocky facts buried underneath convenient mythmaking.

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Related Words

• ample 
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• comprehensive 
• copious 
• extensive 
• numerous