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voluminous

/vəˈluːmɪnəs/adjective

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विशाल, बृहत् (ग्रंथ)

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    (of a piece of writing, a book) very long and detailed

    विशाल, बृहत् (ग्रंथ)

    • voluminous notes
    • The detective read through the voluminous reports in one night.
    • The professor left behind voluminous notes on Indian history.
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    • She wrote voluminous letters to her sister every week.
    • The voluminous report took the committee a month to read.

    Synonyms lengthy extensive copious bulky massive

    Opposite brief concise short slim

  2. 2

    formal

    (of clothing) very large; having a lot of cloth

    (कपड़ा) बहुत ढीला, बड़ा

    • a voluminous coat
    • She wore a voluminous shawl that covered her from head to toe.
    • The dancer's voluminous skirt swirled as she turned.
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    • He hid the parcel under his voluminous coat.
    • She wore a voluminous scarf to keep out the winter cold.

    Synonyms roomy capacious ample baggy billowing

    Opposite tight close-fitting narrow

◇Word family
volume noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

lengthy extensive copious bulky massive roomy capacious ample baggy billowing

Antonyms

brief concise short slim tight close-fitting narrow

AaSpelling

vo·lu·mi·nous

?Which word?

Keep apart voluminous (very large or long) and voluble (talkative) and luminous (giving out light).

Voluminous (बहुत बड़ा या लंबा), voluble (बातूनी) और luminous (प्रकाश देने वाला) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the large-amount words together: voluminous, copious (in large amounts: 'copious notes'), extensive, capacious (having a lot of space), ample (enough or more than enough).

बड़ी मात्रा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: voluminous, copious (बड़ी मात्रा में: 'copious notes'), extensive, capacious (बहुत जगह वाला), ample (पर्याप्त या अधिक)।