voluminousness
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- greatness of volumeSynonyms: fullnessvoluminosityType of largeness, bigness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“voluminousness” is listed under Voluminous.
Vo·lu′mi·nous adjective
Origin: L. voluminosus: cf. F. volumineux.
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Specifically: —
(a) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
But ended foul in many a scaly fold, Voluminous and vast.— John Milton
Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and voluminous curtains have long since fallen.— Thomas DeQuincey
(b) Of great volume, or bulk; large. Ben Jonson
(c) Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the collections of Muratori are voluminous.
(d) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.
— Vo·lu′wb-a1′>′mi·nous·ly, adverb — Vo·lu′wb-a1′>′mi·nous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54