voluminous

vo·lu·mi·nous

V0144300 (və-lo͞o′mə-nəs)adj.1. Having great volume or size: a voluminous trunk; a voluminous cloud.2. Filling or capable of filling a large volume or many volumes: the voluminous court record of the trial.3. Speaking or writing in great amounts or at great length: a voluminous talker.4. Archaic Having many coils; winding.

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[Late Latin volūminōsus, having many folds, from Latin volūmen, volūmin-, roll of writing; see volume.]

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vo·lu′mi·nos′i·ty (-nŏs′ĭ-tē), vo·lu′mi·nous·ness (-nəs-nĭs) n.vo·lu′mi·nous·ly adv.

voluminous

(vəˈluːmɪnəs) adj1. of great size, quantity, volume, or extent2. (of writing) consisting of or sufficient to fill volumes3. prolific in writing or speech4. obsolete winding[C17: from Late Latin volūminōsus full of windings, from volūmen volume] voluminosity, voˈluminousness n voˈluminously adv

vo•lu•mi•nous

(vəˈlu mə nəs)

adj. 1. filling or sufficient to fill a volume or volumes: a voluminous correspondence. 2. writing copiously or at great length: a voluminous writer. 3. of great volume, size, or extent. 4. having ample folds or fullness: voluminous skirts. 5. having many coils, convolutions, or windings. [1605–15; < Late Latin volūminōsus full of folds, derivative of Latin volūmen (see volume)] vo•lu′mi•nous•ly, adv. vo•lu′mi•nous•ness, vo•lu`mi•nos′i•ty (-ˈnɒs ɪ ti) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	voluminous - large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	voluminous - marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"twisting, twisty, winding, tortuouscrooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
	3.	voluminous - large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"copiousabundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

voluminous

adjective1. large, big, full, massive, vast, ample, bulky, billowing, roomy, cavernous, capacious She was swathed in a voluminous cloak.
large small, tiny, skimpy, slight2. copious, extensive, prolific, abundant, plentiful, profuse this author's voluminous writings and correspondence
copious inadequate, insufficient, scanty

voluminous

adjective1. Of full measure; not narrow or restricted:ample, capacious, full, wide.2. Characterized by abundance:abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, heavy, plenitudinous, plenteous, plentiful, substantial.

Translations

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