cavernous
1 synonym and 1 antonym for cavernous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Like a cave in its size, shape or feel.
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Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
Cavernous comes from Late Middle English cavernous, cavernose, a borrowing from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernōsus (“full of hollows or cavities”), from caverna (“a hollow, cavity, cave”) plus -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”, an adjectival suffix); equivalent to cavern plus -ous.
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