voluminous
Americanadjective
-
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.
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
- hypervoluminous adjective
- hypervoluminously adverb
- hypervoluminousness noun
- supervoluminous adjective
- supervoluminously adverb
- unvoluminous adjective
- unvoluminously adverb
- unvoluminousness noun
- voluminosity noun
- voluminously adverb
- voluminousness noun
Etymology
Origin of voluminous
1605–15; < Late Latin volūminōsus full of folds, equivalent to Latin volūmin- (stem of volūmen ) volume + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
What many saw was a cautious career prosecutor who was forced to testify under duress and who deflected questions from both Democrats and Republicans by referring repeatedly to his voluminous report.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Lee, who has a voluminous head of hair, asked the country’s health minister whether the state-run healthcare plan could foot the bill for hair-loss treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Discovery’s voluminous film and television library, giving customers more choices of what to watch with the aim of boosting engagement.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
Today we discuss Texas, overreaction and the voluminous field of candidates for California governor.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025
The dress she wore was a voluminous melange of floral patterns that did much to accentuate the impressive girth of the wearer.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
