Voluminous
[və'ljuːmɪnəs] or [və'lʊmənəs]
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
(a.) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
(a.) Of great volume, or bulk; large.
(a.) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Of many volumes.[2]. Large, bulky.
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Examples
- The information the ancients didn't have was very voluminous. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I am aware that this is a pretty voluminous notice of Mr. Grimes' book. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Each of these embrace a mass of detail too voluminous for recital here. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Griffin, an old telegraph friend of Edison, acted as his secretary and had charge of a voluminous and amazing correspondence. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A visible effect was produced immediately, several jurymen beginning to take voluminous notes with the utmost eagerness. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It is voluminous, well executed, and may be useful in our country. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Edison's laboratory notes on this striking investigation are fascinating and voluminous, but cannot be reproduced in full for lack of space. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- On no account would mademoiselle have appeared in her own house without the thick handkerchief and the voluminous apron. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His voluminous note-books are a mass of sketches. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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