Voluminous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Voluminous is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
More Meanings
- Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
- Of great volume, or bulk; large.
- Having written much, or produced many volumes.
Example Sentences
a voluminous writer
I remember that the Baroness was clad in a voluminous silk dress, pale grey in colour, and adorned with flounces and a crinoline and train.
Matters of a much more extraordinary kind are to be the subject of this history, or I should grossly mis-spend my time in writing so voluminous a work […]
Like the Cuscus of the Moluccas, the Galeopithecus feeds chiefly on leaves, and possesses a very voluminous stomach and long convoluted intestines. The brain is very small, and the animal possesses such remarkable tenacity of life, that it is exceedingly difficult to kill it by any ordinary means.
Synonyms for voluminous
Depending on context, synonyms include capacious, copious, diffuse, large, big.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include large, big, heavy, massive, large-scale, giant.
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