Definition of VOLUMINOUS

voluminous

Adjective Satellite

  • large in volume or bulk
    • "a voluminous skirt"
  • marked by repeated turns and bends
  • large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
    • "a subject of voluminous legislation"

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
  • Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
  • Of great volume, or bulk; large.
  • Having written much, or produced many volumes

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin voluminosus, from volumen, from volvō (“roll, turn about”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Related to volume.

Scrabble Score: 15

voluminous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
voluminous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
voluminous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

voluminous: valid Words With Friends Word