Voluminous vs Numerous - What's the difference?
voluminous | numerous |
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
Of great volume, or bulk; large.
Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious; diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.
Indefinitely large numerically, many.
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, author=Colin Allen
, title=Do I See What You See?
, volume=100, issue=2, page=168
, magazine=(American Scientist)
* There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
As adjectives the difference between voluminous and numerous
is that voluminous is of or pertaining to volume or volumes while numerous is indefinitely large numerically, many.voluminous
English
(Webster 1913)Adjective
(en adjective)numerous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}