cavernous
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphereResembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
» Thousands of delegates are expected to gather at Geneva’s cavernous Palexpo Exhibition center.
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2 sentencesThousands of delegates are expected to gather at Geneva’s cavernous Palexpo Exhibition center.
And so the veil falls, revealing the walls, of cavernous halls, Valhalla calls.
Meaning
4 sensesResembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
Having many caverns.
Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
cavernous eyes
Having many caverns.
Having cavities.
Origin
Late Middle English cavernous, cavernose, borrowing from Old French caverneux or Latin cavLate Middle English cavernous, cavernose, borrowing from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernōsus (“full of hollows or cavities”), from caverna (“a hollow, cavity, cave”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to cavern + -ous.
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Forms
more cavernous, most cavernous| Comparative | more cavernous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most cavernous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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