voluminous

adjective

vo·​lu·​mi·​nous və-ˈlü-mə-nəs 

1

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

2

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

3

: consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions : winding

voluminously adverb

voluminousness noun

Synonyms

• big
• biggish
• boxcar
• bulky
• considerable
• goodly
• grand
• great
• handsome
• hefty
• hulking
• husky
• large
• largish
• outsize
• outsized
• oversize
• oversized
• sizable
• sizeable
• substantial
• tidy

Examples of voluminous in a Sentence

the building's high ceilings and voluminous spaces

a writer of voluminous output

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement Word of the state’s voluminous findings began making the rounds last week, after Sheriff Robert Luna sent a lengthy email to deputies offering a vague update on the status of the case. —Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024

Palmer, who recently won an Emmy Award for her work on the game show, looked every bit the iconic host in voluminous spiral curls that just brushed her shoulders, plus curly bangs to match. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Apr. 2024

Gazing placidly at the camera, Davis wears a pink shirt over a maroon tank top and lets her voluminous brown hair catch the sunlight. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024

Walsh once noticed some missing pages in a voluminous court file involving California Coastal Commission member Mark Nathanson, who went to prison in 1993 for extorting payments from people who wanted permits to build on the coastline in Southern California. —Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024

Cook left behind voluminous logs and journals; the entries in these, too, are generally bloodless. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024

There are also soaring ceilings that make each space feel voluminous and airy. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024

Watching Eve-Lily seamlessly navigate extra-bright tops or voluminous coats, there’s clearly no outfit concept too wacky or experimental her to try. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024

The model, 58, also effortlessly pulled off a smokey eye, nude lips and a major blowout with voluminous mermaid waves that somehow won against the humidity and heavy rain. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin voluminosus, from Latin volumin-, volumen

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Kids Definition

voluminous

adjective

vo·​lu·​mi·​nous və-ˈlü-mə-nəs 

1

a

: having or marked by great volume or bulk : large

a voluminous discharge of lava

b

: full sense 3b

voluminous curtains

2

: filling or capable of filling a large volume or several volumes

voluminous research

voluminously adverb

voluminousness noun