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voluminous Definition

vo·lu·mi·nous (və lo̵̅o̅mə nəs)

adjective

  1. writing, producing, consisting of, or forming enough material to fill volumes
  2. of great volume; large; bulky; full
  3. Archaic characterized by many coils or windings

Etymology: LL voluminosus, full of rolls or folds < volumen: see volume

voluminous Related Forms
vo·lu′·mi·nos·ity (-näsə tē) noun vo·lu·mi·nously adverb
voluminous Synonyms

voluminous

modif.

  1. Large or extensive

    bulky, swelling, roomy, full; see large 1.

  2. *Having many folds

    many-folded, coiled, convoluted, full, covering, expansive, many-layered, abundant; see also plentiful 2.

  3. Profuse

    abounding, luxuriant, overflowing, copious, bountiful.

voluminous Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • become: In general, the correspondence becomes more voluminous as time goes on, with the earlier years being particularly sparse in their documentation.

Modifies a noun

  • correspondence: It has taken a great deal of research, voluminous correspondence with war brides, etc " .
  • skirt: The Water of Saughs also provides passage into the eastern margins of Ben Tirran's voluminous skirt of rounded heather spurs.
  • writing: After Biblical Hebrew a later form of the language was used by the early rabbis in their voluminous writings.
  • literature: I should confess that I don't know much of the voluminous literature about the poem.
  • evidence: There is voluminous evidence, including comprehensive MU data.
  • note: I bided my time till that great man paused in his occupation of writing down voluminous notes in a big diary.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: Or else they are so voluminous ( multiple volumes ) that only the most serious scholar or eager enthusiast can imagine plowing through them.
  • very: The information the ancients didn't have was very voluminous.
  • quite: One problem is that the pages are quite voluminous - which may be a handicap for someone searching for a specific piece of information.
  • not: Surprisingly, the actual data needed is not voluminous; in fact it is very little.
  • particularly: I'm especially impressed with Warnock's narrative which, whilst not being particularly voluminous, is incredibly sound and insightful.
  • rather: My correspondence is rather voluminous, and I regret to say that I forget what I then said.

Preposition: in

  • quantity: Their minds have been formed by very narrow ( tho voluminous in quantity ) reading and the ruts of their mental pathways are deep.