voluminosos

Voluminosos is the masculine plural form of the adjective voluminoso, used in Spanish and Portuguese to describe things that have a large volume or substantial bulk. The term can apply to physical objects, such as a libro voluminoso (a thick book) or a edificio voluminoso (a bulky building), as well as to quantities of matter or to certain abstract notions of volume. In some contexts it also conveys a sense of mass or presence in three-dimensional space.

Etymology and forms: Voluminoso derives from Latin volumen, meaning “a roll, a volume,” with the suffix -osus. The feminine forms are voluminosa (singular) and voluminosas (plural) in both languages, while the masculine plural is voluminosos.

Usage: In both languages, voluminoso mainly describes physical size or bulk. For long written works, however, speakers often prefer terms like extenso or largo; voluminoso may be used to emphasize physical heft or prominence of a object, such as a volume, a manuscript, or a architectural form with substantial mass. The term remains distinct from volumen (the noun volume) and from voluminosidad or voluminosidade (the quality of being voluminous).

See also: volumen, volume, voluminous, voluminosidad, voluminosidade.