voluminous UK /vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/US /vəˈlu.mə.nəs/ adjective4 •Of great volume, or bulk; large.Matters of a much more extraordinary kind are to be the subject of this history, or I should grossly mis-spend my time in writing so voluminous a work […] — 1749 •Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.I remember that the Baroness was clad in a voluminous silk dress, pale grey in colour, and adorned with flounces and a crinoline and train. — 1867 •Having written much, or produced many volumes. •Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. formsmore voluminous · most voluminous