voluminous (redirected from voluminously)

vo·lu·mi·nous  (v-lm-ns)

adj.

1. Having great volume, fullness, size, or number: a voluminous trunk; a voluminous cloud.

2. Filling or capable of filling a large volume or many volumes: the voluminous court record of the long trial.

3. Ample or lengthy in speech or writing.

4. Having many coils; winding.

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[Late Latin volminsus, having many folds, from Latin volmen, volmin-, roll of writing; see volume.]

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vo·lumi·nosi·ty (-ns-t), vo·lumi·nous·ness (-ns-ns) n.

vo·lumi·nous·ly adv.

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voluminous

Adjective

1. (of clothes) large and roomy

2. (of writings) extensive and detailed

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	voluminous - large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	voluminous - marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" twisting, twisty, winding, tortuous crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
	3.	voluminous - large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" copious abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

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voluminous

adjective 1. large, big, full, massive, vast, ample, bulky, billowing, roomy, cavernous, capacious << OPPOSITE small

adjective 2. copious, extensive, prolific, abundant, plentiful, profuse << OPPOSITE scanty

Translations

voluminous [vəˈluːmɪnəs] adj (= large) → voluminoso (= prolific); prolífico

voluminous [vəˈluːmɪnəs] adj → volumineux/euse

voluminous [vəˈluːmɪnəs] adj (clothes) → sehr weit;

(correspondence, notes) → umfangreich

voluminous [vəˈluːmɪnəs] adj → voluminoso/a; [notes etc] → abbondante