ample

[am-puhl]

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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.

Origin of ample

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin amplus wide, large

Related formsam·ple·ness, noun

Synonyms for ample

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2. generous, free, abounding, lavish, plenteous, overflowing. 3. extensive, vast, great, capacious.

Synonym study

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.

Antonyms for ample

2. scanty, meager.

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Related Words for ampleness

profusion, prosperity, wealth, plethora, riches, myriad, plenty, bounty, affluence, outpouring, glut, saturation, completeness, wholeness, totality, fortune, opulence, copiousness, plenitude, ampleness

Examples from the Web for ampleness

Historical Examples of ampleness

The parterre, extending before the main building, is of an ampleness scarcely conceivable until once viewed.
Royal Palaces and Parks of France
Milburg Francisco Mansfield
Then comes the new property of the University of Pittsburgh, which is built with ampleness of design.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part II: The Place
Various
There 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

adjective

more than sufficient; abundantan ample helping

large in size, extent, or amountof ample proportions

Derived Formsampleness, noun

Word Origin for ample

C15: from Old French, from Latin amplus spacious

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Word Origin and History for ampleness

ample

adj.

mid-15c., from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus "large, spacious," related to ampla "handle, grip."