cavernous

Meaning

1. Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
2. Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
3. Having many caverns.
4. Having many caverns.

Synonyms

hollow

sunken

erectile

enormous

gargantuan

gigantic

huge

open

porous

spongiform

spongy

swingeing

vasty

resembling a cave

great big

beyond measure

mammonic

concave

deep-set

Translations

cavernoso

cavernoso

cavernós

kavitös

cavernoso

mağaraları olan

gözenekli

kalın

caverneux

hohl

delikli

porös

unübersehbar

riesig

gewaltig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkav.ən.əs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cavernous

In summary

Late 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.