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
Examples of voluminous in a Sentence
the building's high ceilings and voluminous spaces
a writer of voluminous output
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Her hair styled into a voluminous bouffant, Sunday Rose wore a chocolate brown latex top with a keyhole neckline paired with a mustard-yellow latex skirt.
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Holmes’s voluminous trousers, with the requisite oversized extra pockets, elevated the style thanks to the linen fabric as well as the tortoiseshell D-ring belt.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Equally headline-worthy was Chappell Roan, who brought a sense of theatricality to the mix—especially at Valentino, where the singer donned a voluminous lace and floral gown.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Her hair styled into a voluminous bouffant, Sunday Rose wore a chocolate brown latex top with a keyhole neckline paired with a mustard-yellow latex skirt.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Holmes’s voluminous trousers, with the requisite oversized extra pockets, elevated the style thanks to the linen fabric as well as the tortoiseshell D-ring belt.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Voluminous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voluminous. Accessed 21 Mar. 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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