voluminous

vəˈluː.mə.nəs

Definition

Definition of voluminous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sizevery large in size or extent

The library had a voluminous collection of books.

capacious

expansive

contentcontaining a lot of material or information

She gave a voluminous report on the project.

ample

copious

extensive

writing

Rare

prolific in writing or speech

Rare

The author was known for his voluminous works.

copious

prolific

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Origin of voluminous

Latin, volumen (roll) + -ous (full of)

Terms with voluminous included in their meaning

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bouffant

adj.

full puffy

having a full, puffy, or voluminous appearance

pompadour

hairstyling

style hair in a voluminous swept-up manner

boof

hairstyle

puff out hair in a voluminous way

izar

oth.

clothing

voluminous cotton garment worn by Muslim women

Examples of voluminous in a sentence

Her voluminous hair caught everyone's attention.
The library has a voluminous collection of books.
His voluminous notes covered every lecture topic.
Her voluminous correspondence filled several boxes.
The professor's voluminous lectures were well-attended.

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French:volumineux, ample, ...
German:umfangreich, produktiv, ...
Italian:voluminoso, prolifico, ...
Spanish:voluminoso, abundante, ...
Portuguese:volumoso, prolífico, ...
Chinese:大量的, 内容丰富的, ...
Japanese:膨大な, 詳細な, ...
Arabic:ضَخْم, وَافِر, ...
Hebrew:נָפְחִי, מַקִּיף, ...
Russian:объемный, плодовитый, ...
Ukrainian:об'ємний, детальний, ...
Hindi:विशाल, विवरणपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:বিশাল, বহুল, ...
Catalan:voluminós, detallat, ...
Czech:velký, obsáhlý, ...
Danish:omfangsrig, udførlig, ...
Dutch:omvangrijk, productieve, ...
Greek:ογκώδης, εκτενής, ...
Hungarian:terjedelmes, bőséges, ...
Khmer:ធំសម្បើម, មានខ្លឹមសារច្រើន, ...
Korean:방대한, 풍부한, ...
Persian:حجیم, مفصل, ...
Polish:obszerny, obfity, ...
Portuguese (BR):volumoso, prolífico, ...
Romanian:voluminos, amplu, ...
Swedish:omfattande, produktiv, ...
Thai:มหึมา, มีเนื้อหามาก, ...
Turkish:çok geniş, kapsamlı, ...
Vietnamese:đồ sộ, dày, ...

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