Voluminous Definition

və-lo͝omə-nəs
adjective
Writing, producing, consisting of, or forming enough material to fill volumes.
Webster's New World
Of great volume; large; bulky; full.
Webster's New World
Filling or capable of filling a large volume or many volumes.
The voluminous court record of the trial.
American Heritage
Speaking or writing in great amounts or at great length.
A voluminous talker.
American Heritage
Characterized by many coils or windings.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Voluminous

  • Late Latin volūminōsus having many folds from Latin volūmen volūmin- roll of writing volume

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Voluminous Sentence Examples

  • There was a desk in the middle of the room with voluminous piles of paper and notebooks.

  • He was a voluminous writer, but nothing remains.

  • Exclusive of his controversial writings, he left behind him a very voluminous series of practical evangelical books, which have long remained the fireside favourites of the peasantry of French Protestantism.

  • These are voluminous white powders.

  • Fortunately the industry and ability of the military history section of the French General Staff have rendered available, by the publication of the original orders issued during the course of his campaigns, a mass of information which, taken in conjunction with his own voluminous correspondence, renders it possible to trace the growth of his military genius with a reasonable approach to accuracy.

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