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
synonym study for ample
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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Example sentences from the Web for ampleness
Then comes the new property of the University of Pittsburgh, which is built with ampleness of design.
The parterre, extending before the main building, is of an ampleness scarcely conceivable until once viewed.
Royal Palaces and Parks of France|Milburg Francisco MansfieldThere was much of the ampleness of Mirabeau, but no heaviness; there was so much soul that this carried that lightly.
Balzac|Frederick Lawton
British Dictionary definitions for ampleness
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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