cavernous.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
Meaning & usage
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
Resembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere. Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
cavernous eyes
Having many caverns. Composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part.
Having many caverns. Having cavities.
Where this word comes from
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.
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