voluminous

CEFRC1

/vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very large in size or amount.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.

Examples

  • A voluminous robe hid the contours of the body underneath.

  • The information the ancients didn’t have was very voluminous.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /vəˈlu.mə.nəs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of great volume, or bulk; large.

  2. Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.

  3. Having written much, or produced many volumes.

More examples

In context

  • 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 […]

Synonyms

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The bride's incredibly blank dress took up so much space it covered half the room.

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Origin

adjective

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