English Explanatory Dictionary

voluminous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
  2. Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
  3. Of great volume, or bulk; large.
  4. Having written much, or produced many volumes.

Pronunciation

/vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voluminous.wav /vəˈlu.mə.nəs/

Word forms

voluminous more voluminous most voluminous

Etymology

From Late Latin voluminosus, from volumen, from volvō (“roll, turn about”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Related to volume.

Synonyms

capacious copious diffuse

Related words

volumous
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