VOLUMINOUS


Meaning of VOLUMINOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: v ə - ' lü-m ə -n ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin voluminosus, from Latin volumin-, volumen

Date: 1611

1 : consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions : WINDING

2 a : having or marked by great volume or bulk : LARGE <long voluminous tresses> also : FULL <a voluminous skirt> b : NUMEROUS <trying to keep track of voluminous slips of paper>

3 a : filling or capable of filling a large volume or several volumes <a voluminous literature on the subject> b : writing or speaking much or at great length <a voluminous correspondent>

– vo · lu · mi · nous · ly adverb

– vo · lu · mi · nous · ness noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.