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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or characterized by great size, quantity, or volume.
The child was bundled up in a voluminous coat that made him look comical.After being washed, her hair looked shiny and voluminous.- synonyms:
- abundant, copious
- similar words:
- ample, bulky, capacious, extensive, great, huge, immense, large, lavish, many, massive, roomy, spacious, vast, wide
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| definition 2: |
of written text, filling or sufficient to fill volumes.
His first draft of the novel was voluminous, but he cut it down to twelve hundred pages.- similar words:
- copious, extensive, huge, large, massive, vast
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| related words: |
big, bulky, capacious, great, spacious |
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| derivation: |
voluminously (adv.) |
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