ample

[ am-puhl ]
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adjective,am·pler, am·plest.
  1. fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water;ample time to finish.

  2. of sufficient or abundant measure; liberal; copious: an ample reward.

  1. of adequate or more than adequate extent, size, or amount; large; spacious; roomy: ample storage space.

Origin of ample

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin amplus “wide, large”

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1. See plentiful. 2. Ample, liberal, copious, profuse describe degrees of abundant provision. Ample implies a plentiful provision: to give ample praise. Liberal implies provision from a generous supply (more than ample but less than copious ): Liberal amounts of food were distributed to people who needed it. Copious implies an apparently inexhaustible and lavish abundance: a copious flow of tears. Profuse implies a still more unrestrained abundance of provision or flow: profuse in his apologies.

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  • am·ple·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ample

ample

/ (ˈæmpəl) /


adjective
  1. more than sufficient; abundant: an ample helping

  2. large in size, extent, or amount: of ample proportions

Origin of ample

1
C15: from Old French, from Latin amplus spacious

Derived forms of ample

  • ampleness, noun

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