ample
English
WOTD – 16 August 2009
Etymology
From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.pəl/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -æmpəl
Determiner
ample
- A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
- We have ample time to finish the task.
- It is a large house with ample space for all of us.
- (as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.
- We don't need any more. We already have ample.
Adjective
ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest)
- Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
- We have an ample supply of water
- She has a very ample bosom.
- Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive
- an ample story
Synonyms
- full, spacious, extensive, wide, capacious, abundant, plentiful, plenteous, copious, bountiful; rich, liberal, munificent
- See also Thesaurus:ample
- (large): See also Thesaurus:large
- (fully sufficient): See also Thesaurus:abundant
Related terms
- amplifiable
- amplification
- amplifier
- amplificatory
- amplify
- amplitude
Translations
large; great in size
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not contracted or brief; not concise
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References
- ample in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- ample in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Mapel, Maple, Palme, maple, pelma
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin amplus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈam.plə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈam.ple/
- Homophone: ampla (Balearic, Central)
Adjective
ample (feminine ampla, masculine and feminine plural amples)
- wide
- ample, plentiful
Derived terms
- amplada
- amplament
- amplària
Related terms
- ampliar
Further reading
- “ample” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ample”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “ample” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ample” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amplus (“large”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃pl/
Audio (file)
Adjective
ample (plural amples)
- plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, ample
- (of clothes) loose, baggy
Further reading
- “ample”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Adverb
amplē (comparative amplius, superlative amplissimē)
- amply, largely
Adjective
ample
- vocative masculine singular of amplus
References
- “ample”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ample”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle English
Alternative forms
- emple
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ample, from Old French ample, from Latin amplus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈampəl/, /ˈɛmpəl/
Adjective
ample
- (Late Middle English) ample, copious, profuse
Related terms
- amplifiyen
Descendants
- English: ample
- Scots: ample
References
- “ample, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.