voluminoso

Voluminoso is an adjective used in Spanish and Portuguese to describe something with a large volume or bulk. It can refer to physical size—such as a bulky object, a voluminous book, or an ample garment—as well as to figurative magnitude, for example a voluminous report or a voluminous amount of data. In English, the closest equivalents are voluminous or bulky, depending on context.

Origin and related forms: It derives from Latin volumen, meaning “a roll or volume,” with the suffix -inosus indicating fullness. From there, it entered Spanish and Portuguese as voluminoso; in English the cognate is voluminous.

Gender and number: In Spanish, the masculine form is voluminoso, the feminine voluminosa, and the plural voluminosos or voluminosas. In Portuguese, voluminoso follows standard gender agreement: voluminoso (masculine), volumins a? correction: voluminoso, feminine volumosa, and their plurals voluminosos and voluminosas.

Usage: Common in everyday language to describe objects or texts of substantial size. Examples: un libro voluminoso (a bulky book), una masa voluminosa (a voluminous mass), un informe voluminoso (a voluminous report), una colección voluminosa (a voluminous collection).

Translations and related terms: English voluminous or bulky; French volumineux; Italian voluminoso; Portuguese voluminoso. Related noun forms include volumen (volume) and voluminosidad (the quality or state of being voluminous).