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voluminous
[vuh-loo-muh-nuhs]
adjective
forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes.
a voluminous edition.
sufficient to fill a volume or volumes.
a voluminous correspondence.
of great volume, size, or extent.
voluminous flow of lava.
of ample size, extent, or fullness.
voluminous petticoats.
having many coils, convolutions, or windings.
voluminous
/ vəˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ, vəˈluːmɪnəs /
adjective
of great size, quantity, volume, or extent
(of writing) consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes
prolific in writing or speech
obsolete, winding
Other Word Forms
- voluminously adverb
- voluminosity noun
- voluminousness noun
- hypervoluminous adjective
- hypervoluminously adverb
- hypervoluminousness noun
- supervoluminous adjective
- supervoluminously adverb
- unvoluminous adjective
- unvoluminously adverb
- unvoluminousness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of voluminous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of voluminous1
Example Sentences
The production of “Nouvelle Vague” had access to voluminous information on the production of “Breathless,” from many books and documentaries to the paperwork of the original shoot itself.
Even a cursory reading of Parker’s voluminous correspondence reveals a man not prone to passing over even the smallest detail in order to please his client.
It gave the university until July 21 to turn over voluminous information about its response to antisemitism complaints.
This year’s big Cannes fashion headline is that women are no longer allowed to wear “voluminous” frocks on the steps.
Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.
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