ample en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈæm.pəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
Meanings
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Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
We have an ample supply of water
She has a very ample bosom.
[H]e was satisfied that Alice yet lived; he hoped she might yet escape and return. […] He enriched Mrs. Jones for life, in gratitude for her vindication of his lost and early love: he promised the amplest rewards for the smallest clue.
1837, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XI, in Ernest Maltravers […] , volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book I, page 111:
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Very adequate.
It was pointed out to me that the security was ample, and as I had no practical knowledge of house-valuing there was nothing to be gained by inspecting it.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive
an ample story
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amplest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| ampler | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
amplify · amplification · amplifiable · amplificatory · amplifier · amplitude
Synonyms
copious · full · abundant · plentiful · bountiful · wide · extensive · capacious · spacious · rich · liberal · munificent · plenteous
Translations (50)
pl duży (large; great in size) · fi tilava (large; great in size) · fa فراخ (large; great in size) · fa کافی (large; great in size) · pt amplo (large; great in size) · fr ample (large; great in size) · eo ampleksa (large; great in size) · kk мол (large; great in size) · es amplio (large; great in size) · gl longo (not contracted or brief; not concise) · da vid (large; great in size) · fi suuri (large; great in size) · ro amplu (large; great in size) · la magnus (large; great in size) · kk жеткілікті (large; great in size) · hy լայնածավալ (not contracted or brief; not concise) · cs široký (large; great in size) · cs hojný (large; great in size) · bg обширен (large; great in size) · pl obszerny (large; great in size) · da fyldig (not contracted or brief; not concise) · bg просторен (large; great in size) · it ampio (large; great in size) · sv fyllig (not contracted or brief; not concise) · ru обши́рный (large; great in size) · fi laaja (not contracted or brief; not concise) · es amplo (large; great in size) · hy լայն (large; great in size) · de groß (large; great in size) · ru просто́рный (large; great in size) · kk даңғарадай (not contracted or brief; not concise) · kk далиған (not contracted or brief; not concise) · cs bohatý (large; great in size) · gl amplo (large; great in size) · fi pitkä (not contracted or brief; not concise) · hy ընդարձակ (large; great in size) · kk молынан (large; great in size) · kk жетерлік (large; great in size) · io ampla (large; great in size) · fi iso (large; great in size) · cs rozsáhlý (not contracted or brief; not concise) · hi पर्याप्त (large; great in size) · de umfangreich (large; great in size) · ru огро́мный (large; great in size) · cmn 充足 (large; great in size) · cs dostatečný (large; great in size) · hi प्रचुर (large; great in size) · da stor (large; great in size) · fa فراوان (large; great in size) · no fyldig (not contracted or brief; not concise)