voluminousnessn.

Brit.

/vəˈluːmᵻnəsnəs/,

/vəˈljuːmᵻnəsnəs/, U.S.

/vəˈl(j)umənəsnəs/

Etymology: formed as voluminous adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The character or state of being voluminous or bulky; copiousness, extensiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > largeness of volume or bulkiness

hugenessc1380

grossnessa1513

quantity1554

greatness1595

bulk1626

voluminousness1664

bulkiness1674

volume1794

quantum1815

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. 6 The Christian worship being so pure as to abhor from the voluminousness of Judaizing ceremonies.

1687 W. Winstanley Lives Eng. Poets 147 Here he did begin and finish the translation of so many authors, that considering their voluminousness, a man would think he had done nothing else.

1764 D. E. Baker Compan. to Play-house II. at Beaumont Our Admiration might fix itself in the opposite Extreme,..when we look back on the Voluminousness of his Works, and then enquire into the Time allowed him for them.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. viii. 443 Having..been wrought up to the highest possible pitch of voluminousness, indistinctness, and unintelligibility.

1877 S. J. Owen in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches Introd. p. xvii The distressing voluminousness of the materials is undoubtedly a difficulty in the way of the enquirer.

2. The quality of forming many coils or folds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > quality of having many coils

voluminousness1820

1820 P. B. Shelley Vision of Sea in Prometheus Unbound 180 The jar, and the rattle Of solid bones crush'd by the infinite stress Of the snake's adamantine voluminousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	voluminousness
释义	voluminousnessn. Brit. /vəˈluːmᵻnəsnəs/, /vəˈljuːmᵻnəsnəs/, U.S. /vəˈl(j)umənəsnəs/ Etymology: formed as voluminous adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The character or state of being voluminous or bulky; copiousness, extensiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > largeness of volume or bulkiness hugenessc1380 grossnessa1513 quantity1554 greatness1595 bulk1626 voluminousness1664 bulkiness1674 volume1794 quantum1815 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity ii. 6 The Christian worship being so pure as to abhor from the voluminousness of Judaizing ceremonies. 1687 W. Winstanley Lives Eng. Poets 147 Here he did begin and finish the translation of so many authors, that considering their voluminousness, a man would think he had done nothing else. 1764 D. E. Baker Compan. to Play-house II. at Beaumont Our Admiration might fix itself in the opposite Extreme,..when we look back on the Voluminousness of his Works, and then enquire into the Time allowed him for them. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. viii. 443 Having..been wrought up to the highest possible pitch of voluminousness, indistinctness, and unintelligibility. 1877 S. J. Owen in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches Introd. p. xvii The distressing voluminousness of the materials is undoubtedly a difficulty in the way of the enquirer. 2. The quality of forming many coils or folds. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > quality of having many coils voluminousness1820 1820 P. B. Shelley Vision of Sea in Prometheus Unbound 180 The jar, and the rattle Of solid bones crush'd by the infinite stress Of the snake's adamantine voluminousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1664
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