Voluminousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Voluminous \Vo*lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. voluminosus: cf. F.
     volumineux.]
     Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Specifically: 
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     (a) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
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               But ended foul in many a scaly fold,
               Voluminous and vast.                 --Milton.
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               Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and
               voluminous curtains have long since fallen. --De
                                                    Quincey.
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     (b) Of great volume, or bulk; large. --B. Jonson.
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     (c) Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the collections
         of Muratori are voluminous.
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     (d) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious;
         diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.
         [1913 Webster] -- {Vo*lu"mi*nous*ly}, adv. --
         {Vo*lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  voluminousness
       n : greatness of volume [syn: {fullness}, {voluminosity}]