voluminous
- adjective
- /vəˈluːmɪnəs/
- The library has a voluminous collection of ancient manuscripts that attracts scholars from around the world.
- voluminous literature
- voluminous information
- voluminous reports
It's just such a buildable, voluminous, lengthening mascara.
- It's just such a buildable, voluminous, lengthening mascara.
- I mean, this, this guy, the amount of voluminous documentation that he's uncovered.
- And the texturizing spray really just helps it to look PC and voluminous and just great.
- So if you guys want to see how to get this big voluminous bombshell hair, let's keep watching.
- Her hair is way more voluminous and I'm just not making this work.
- So cultivate that like button and I will bless you with thick, long, voluminous garlic scapes.
- So maybe not chunky, but voluminous, Maybe.
- These are my latest tips and tricks on how to keep your hair looking really full, voluminous and keeping the curls in all day or all night.
Examples
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And while the research and data were voluminous, the conclusions were relatively simple.
Fiction book (2002) -
Their studies will eventually become part of the voluminous legacy of deep-sea research.
Academic text (2012) -
Especially one with such voluminous hair.
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And it was from here also that he wrote voluminous letters to friends seeking knowledge about politics.
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The Canada Shipping Act is a voluminous statute that regulates the business of shipping in Canada.
Academic text (1992) -
One way or the other, his once voluminous exchanges with Mrs. Swanson dwindled to almost nothing.
Fiction book (2000) -
A year or two ago, the Brookings Institute, professional pundits, made a voluminous survey of New Hampshire.
Academic text (1995) -
The data on inefficient production in the Arab world are too voluminous to rehearse.
Academic text (1995) -
His clothes were plain but functional: a voluminous white shirt, plain vest, and breeches.
Fiction book (1992) -
Gay/Lesbian Almanac: A New Documentary is another voluminous collection of documents edited by Katz.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
Very large in size, amount, or degree
Very large in size, amount, or effect
Large in amount, size, or importance
Large in amount, range, or area
Large in size or amount
More than enough for what is needed
Quite large in size or amount
Being large in amount and often expensive
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
Very large, much bigger than usual
Large in amount or number, like rain and notes
Antonyms
How Voluminous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Voluminous comes from volume, which once meant a 'roll' of pages or a book. Because a book with many pages is large, voluminous now means 'very large' or 'full in size or amount'.