copious

copious

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin copiosus, copia (“abundance”), from Latin co- + ops (“wealth”)[1] + -osus (“full of”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊpi.əs/
• Rhymes: -əʊpiəs

Adjective

copious (comparative more copious, superlative most copious)

1. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 18.

     These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious,

2. Having an abundant supply.
3. Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

Derived terms

• copiously
• copiousness

Translations

great in quantity

Bulgarian: изобилен (bg) (izobilen) Dutch: overvloedig (nl), ampel (nl), copieus (nl) Finnish: runsas (fi) German: reichlich (de) Hungarian: bőséges (hu), kiadós (hu)

Portuguese: abundante (pt) Russian: оби́льный (ru) m (obílʹnyj), бога́тый (ru) m (bogátyj), обши́рный (ru) m (obšírnyj) Scottish Gaelic: pailt Spanish: copioso (es) m Walloon: plantiveus (wa) m, plintiveus (wa) m

having an abundant supply

Bulgarian: изобилен (bg) (izobilen) Dutch: bij de vleet Finnish: yltäkylläinen (fi)

Hungarian: bőséges (hu) Maori: nanea Portuguese: farto (pt) m

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: uitgebreid (nl) Italian: copioso (it)

Spanish: copioso (es) Swedish: kopiös (sv)

References

1. “copious” in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 8th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1973 (1974 printing), OCLC 299192187.