voluminous

[US]/vəˈluːmɪnəs/
[UK]/vəˈluːmɪnəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. spacious; bulky
adv. in a spacious manner
n. spaciousness, large capacity

Phrases & Collocations

voluminous hair

voluminous dress

Example Sentences

a voluminous trunk; a voluminous cloud.

the voluminous court record of the long trial.

She tucked up her voluminous skirts to make room for Jane beside her.

They found the superior structures (aditus laryngis) particularly primitive, with a voluminous epiglottis covered by the pendular velum.

Real-world Examples

It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books.

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Every single time I use this Mascara, I'm shook at how long and voluminous.

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But usually like to keep it pretty voluminous over here.

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So it's very light, sort of very voluminous, in it's sort of raw state.

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She ended up creating a volume of notes that ended up being several times more voluminous than the original paper.

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And there's lots of international standards — they're voluminous.

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Round this hypothesis a very voluminous literature has grown up.

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He was voluble to tell the people voluminous stories.

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It's ridiculous because I have a whole book bag that goes on my trips with me and it's voluminous and antiquated.

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If she were, she may have opted for a more voluminous hairstyle with softer bangs.

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