VOLUMINOUS


Meaning of VOLUMINOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈlü-mə-nəs ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.