voluminous
adjective
vo·lu·mi·nous
və-ˈlü-mə-nəs 
1
2
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
3
: consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions : winding
voluminously
adverb
voluminousness
noun
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Examples of voluminous in a Sentence
the building's high ceilings and voluminous spaces
a writer of voluminous output
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The all-black dress had a bustier top and flattering pleats for a voluminous appearance.
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Nicol Natale, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
For the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Louis Vuitton dressed her in strapless dress with a voluminous ankle-length skirt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Image Seen from behind, the actress’s voluminous pink Christian Siriano ensemble, with its innumerable pink ruffles, resembled a peony in full bloom.
—The Styles Desk, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Tory Burch, Staud, Conner Ives and Molly Goddard are just a few beloved brands that have incorporated the voluminous bottom into their recent collections, and Amy Lynn's puffball dress made it onto the Lyst Index's most coveted items of 2024.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
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Nicol Natale, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
For the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Louis Vuitton dressed her in strapless dress with a voluminous ankle-length skirt.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Image Seen from behind, the actress’s voluminous pink Christian Siriano ensemble, with its innumerable pink ruffles, resembled a peony in full bloom.
—The Styles Desk, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Tory Burch, Staud, Conner Ives and Molly Goddard are just a few beloved brands that have incorporated the voluminous bottom into their recent collections, and Amy Lynn's puffball dress made it onto the Lyst Index's most coveted items of 2024.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Voluminous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voluminous. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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voluminous
adjective
vo·lu·mi·nous
və-ˈlü-mə-nəs
1
a
: having or marked by great volume or bulk : large
a voluminous discharge of lava
b
: full sense 3b
voluminous curtains
2
: filling or capable of filling a large volume or several volumes
voluminous research
voluminously
adverb
voluminousness
noun
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