adj.

1. Filled with caverns.
2. Resembling a cavern, as in depth, vastness, or effect: a cavernous yawn; cavernous echoes.
3. Anatomy. Filled with cavities or hollow areas; porous.

cavernously cav'ern·ous·ly adv.

adjective

1. Curving inward: concave, hollow, indented, sunken. See convex/concave.
2. Open wide: abysmal, abyssal, gaping, yawning. See wide/narrow.

adj

Definition: hollow and large
Antonyms: filled

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Pertaining to a hollow, or containing hollow spaces.

• c. hemangioma — see telangiectasia.
• c. sinus — see cavernous sinus.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dybtliggende

Nederlands (Dutch)
spelonkachtig, vol gaten/holtes, heel groot van binnen

Français (French)
adj. - (fig) caverneux, profond (un bâillement), cave/creux (des yeux), riche en cavernes

Deutsch (German)
adj. - höhlenartig, reich an Höhlen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σπηλαιώδης

Italiano (Italian)
cavernoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cavernoso, profundo

Русский (Russian)
пещеристый, глубокий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cavernoso, lúgubre

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - full av hålor, kavernös (med.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
似巨穴的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 似巨穴的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동굴의, 움푹한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ほら穴のような, くぼんだ, 深い, 洞穴の多い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كهفي, صوت خفيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עמוק, מלא מערות‬

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