voluminosa

Voluminosa is the feminine form of the Latin adjective voluminósus, meaning voluminous or bulky. In modern Romance languages such as Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, voluminosa is used as an adjective to describe objects or forms that have a large volume or substantial size.

In biological nomenclature, voluminosa can function as a specific epithet in scientific names to denote a feature that appears notably large or bulky in the organism. The epithet is part of the species name and, like other Latin adjectives, must agree in gender with the genus name. Because of this grammatical rule, voluminosa is typically encountered with feminine genus names, while other gender variants of the same root may be used with masculine or neuter genera.

Beyond taxonomy, voluminosa is commonly used in everyday language to describe tangible things with considerable size or volume. For example, a voluminosa manuscript or a voluminosa wardrobe conveys a sense of bulk, and in literature, a voluminosa novel can imply a long or expansive work. In general prose, the term communicates the idea of fullness or mass.

Etymologically, voluminosa derives from Latin volumen, meaning volume or roll, combined with the adjective-forming suffix -osus, which conveys a characteristic or quality. The word has cognates in several Romance languages that retain the sense of largeness or bulk.

See also: voluminosa in taxonomy, voluminous, voluminoso, volumen.