ample
[ am-puhl ]
/ ˈæm pəl /
adjective, am·pler, am·plest.
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
of sufficient or abundant measure; liberal; copious: an ample reward.
of adequate or more than adequate extent, size, or amount; large; spacious; roomy: ample storage space.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of ample
1400–50; late Middle English <Anglo-French <Latin amplus wide, large
SYNONYMS FOR ample
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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 the needy. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM ample
am·ple·ness, nounWords nearby ample
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British Dictionary definitions for ample
ample
/ (ˈæmpəl) /
adjective
more than sufficient; abundantan ample helping
large in size, extent, or amountof ample proportions
Derived forms of ample
ampleness, nounWord Origin for ample
C15: from Old French, from Latin amplus spacious
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