Definitions for voluminousvəˈlu mə nəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vo•lu•mi•nousvəˈlu mə nəs(adj.)
filling or sufficient to fill a volume or volumes:
a voluminous correspondence.
writing copiously or at great length:
a voluminous writer.
of great volume, size, or extent.
having ample folds or fullness:
voluminous skirts.
having many coils, convolutions, or windings.
Origin of voluminous:
1605–15; < LL volūminōsus full of folds, der. of L volūmen (see volume )
vo•lu′mi•nous•ness-ˈnɒs ɪ ti(n.)
vo•lu`mi•nos′i•ty-ˈnɒs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
voluminous(adj)
large in volume or bulk
"a voluminous skirt"
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminous(adj)
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"
copious, voluminous(adj)
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
"she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"
Wiktionary
voluminous(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
voluminous(Adjective)
Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
voluminous(Adjective)
Of great volume, or bulk; large.
voluminous(Adjective)
Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.
Webster Dictionary
Voluminous(adj)
of or pertaining to volume or volumes
Voluminous(adj)
consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions
Voluminous(adj)
of great volume, or bulk; large
Voluminous(adj)
having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer
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