Main Entry: vo·lu·mi·nous

Pronunciation: \və-ˈlü-mə-nəs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin voluminosus, from Latin volumin-, volumen

Date: 1611

1 : consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions : winding
2 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>
3 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>

— vo·lu·mi·nous·ly adverb

— vo·lu·mi·nous·ness noun