Volumes — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb phrase /ˈväl-(ˌ)yüm/ vol·ume

Meaning & Definition of Volumes

Volumes (noun)

  1. the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also, loudness
  2. the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (such as quarts or liters), cubic capacity
  3. amount; also, bulk, mass

Volumes (verb)

  1. to send or give out in volume
  2. to roll or rise in volume

Volumes (phrase)

  1. to provide a lot of information about something, to show something very clearly

Volumes (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a considerable amount

    "we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume"

    similar: abundances, barrels, basketfuls, boatloads, buckets, bunches, bundles, bushels, carloads, chunks, deals, dozens, fistfuls, gobs, good deals, heaps, hundreds, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lots, masses, messes, mountains, much, multiplicities, myriads, oodles, packs, passels, pecks, piles, platefuls, plenitudes, plenties, plentitudes, potfuls, pots, profusions, quantities, rafts, reams, scads, sheaves, shiploads, sights, slews, spates, stacks, stores, tons, truckloads, wads, wealths, yards, all kinds (of), quite a bit
    related: epidemics, plagues, rashes, bonanzas, embarrassments, excesses, overabundances, overages, overkills, overmuch, oversupplies, plethoras, redundancies, superabundances, superfluities, surfeits, surpluses, deluges, floods, overflows, armies, bevies, crams, crowds, crushes, droves, flocks, herds, hordes, hosts, legions, mobs, multitudes, presses, scores, seas, swarms, throngs, gazillions, jillions, kazillions, millions, thousands, trillions, zillions
    opposite: aces, bits, dabs, drams, driblets, glimmers, handfuls, hints, licks, little, mites, mouthfuls, nips, ounces, peanuts, pinches, pittances, scruples, shades, shadows, smidgens, specks, spots, sprinkles, sprinklings, strains, streaks, suspicions, tastes, touches, traces
    near: atoms, crumbs, dots, flecks, flyspecks, fragments, grains, granules, iotas, jots, modicums, molecules, motes, nubbins, particles, rays, scintillas, scraps, shreds, tittles, whits, smatterings, smatters, dashes, drops, morsels, shots, pieces, portions, sections, absences, dearths, famines, lacks, paucities, poverties, scarcities, shortages, undersupplies, wants, deficiencies, deficits, inadequacies, insufficiencies

  2. a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter

    "produces great volumes of work each day"

    similar: amounts, measures, quanta, quantities
    related: coefficients, degrees, bodies, portions, many, numbers

  3. a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction

    "reissued the trilogy in a single volume"

    similar: books, tomes
    related: hardbacks, hardcovers, paperbacks, paperbounds, papers, pocket books, pocket editions, softbacks, softcovers, trade books, trade editions, folios, quartos, guidebooks, handbooks, how-tos, manuals, catalogs, cyclopedias, dictionaries, encyclopedias, monographs, primers, textbooks, texts, tracts, treatises, novelettes, novels, pulps, albums, almanacs, anthologies, casebooks, chapbooks, omnibuses, picture books

  4. the largest number or amount that something can hold

    "state the barrel's volume in terms of gallons"

    similar: capacities, complements, cubages, real estates
    related: burdens, fills, loads, measures, areas, room, spaces, stowages

Related Entry: Volume (noun)

Volume is a different word from Volumes. The synonyms below are for volume, not for volumes.

  1. a considerable amount

    "we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume"

    similar: abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, wad, wealth, yard, all kinds (of), quite a bit
    related: epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng, gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, thousands, trillion, zillion
    opposite: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace
    near: atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section, absence, dearth, famine, lack, paucity, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, scantiness, scantness, skimpiness

  2. a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter

    "produces great volumes of work each day"

    similar: amount, measure, quantity, quantum
    related: coefficient, degree, body, portion, many, number

  3. a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction

    "reissued the trilogy in a single volume"

    similar: book, tome
    related: hardback, hardcover, paper, paperback, paperbound, pocket book, pocket edition, softback, softcover, trade book, trade edition, folio, quarto, guidebook, handbook, how-to, manual, catalog, cyclopedia, dictionary, encyclopedia, monograph, primer, text, textbook, tract, treatise, novel, novelette, pulp, album, almanac, anthology, casebook, chapbook, omnibus, picture book

  4. the largest number or amount that something can hold

    "state the barrel's volume in terms of gallons"

    similar: capacity, complement, cubage, real estate
    related: burden, fill, fullness, load, measure, area, room, space, stowage

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Volumes

The most common words with a similar meaning to Volumes:

Chiefly British: lashings
abundances, barrels, basketfuls, boatloads, buckets, bunches, bundles, bushels, carloads, chunks, deals, dozens, fistfuls, gobs, good deals, heaps, hundreds, loads, lots, masses, messes, mountains, much, multiplicities, myriads, oodles, packs, passels, pecks, piles, platefuls, plenitudes, plenties, plentitudes, potfuls, pots, profusions, quantities, rafts, reams

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Volumes

Words with the opposite meaning of Volumes:

aces, bits, dabs, drams, driblets, glimmers, handfuls, hints, licks, little, mites, mouthfuls, nips, ounces, peanuts, pinches, pittances, scruples, shades, shadows, smidgens, specks, spots, sprinkles, sprinklings, strains, streaks, suspicions, tastes, touches

Related Words for Volumes

epidemics, plagues, rashes, bonanzas, embarrassments, excesses, overabundances, overages, overkills, overmuch, oversupplies, plethoras, redundancies, superabundances, superfluities, surfeits, surpluses, deluges, floods, overflows, armies, bevies, crams, crowds, crushes, droves, flocks, herds, hordes, hosts

Near Antonyms of Volumes

atoms, crumbs, dots, flecks, flyspecks, fragments, grains, granules, iotas, jots, modicums, molecules, motes, nubbins, particles, rays, scintillas, scraps, shreds, tittles, whits, smatterings, smatters, dashes, drops, morsels, shots, pieces, portions, sections

Word Forms of Volumes

Inflections: volumed, voluming

Derived words: volumed (adjective)

Origin & Etymology of Volumes

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin volumen roll, scroll, from volvere to roll wallow:1

First known use: 14th century

Words & Phrases Containing Volumes

speak volumes

Frequently Asked Questions about Volumes

What does "Volumes" mean?

"Volumes" means the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also, loudness. As an a noun, a verb and a phrase, it is defined as: the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also, loudness. It has 4 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Volumes"?

Other words for "Volumes" include abundances, barrels, basketfuls, boatloads, buckets, bunches, bundles and bushels. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Volumes" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Volumes"?

There are 159 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Volumes". Common alternatives include abundances, barrels, basketfuls, boatloads, buckets, bunches, bundles, bushels, carloads and chunks.

What is the opposite of "Volumes"?

Antonyms of "Volumes" include aces, bits, dabs, drams, driblets, glimmers, handfuls and hints. Near antonyms include atoms, crumbs, dots and flecks.

How do you use "Volumes" in a sentence?

Examples of "Volumes" in a sentence: "we can only make money if we sell our goods in volume"; "produces great volumes of work each day"; "reissued the trilogy in a single volume".

Is "Volumes" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Volumes" can be used as a noun, a verb and a phrase, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Volumes"?

"Volumes" is pronounced /ˈväl-(ˌ)yüm/ and divided into syllables as vol·ume.

What is the origin of the word "Volumes"?

"Volumes" comes from Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin volumen roll, scroll, from volvere to roll wallow:1. First known use: 14th century.