copious

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈkoʊpiəs/
• Rhymes: -əʊpiəs

Adjective

copious (comparative more copious, superlative most copious)

1. Great 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.

Related terms

• copiously
• copiousness

Translations

great in quantity

• Bulgarian: изобилен (bg) (izobilen)
• Dutch: overvloedig (nl), ampel (nl), copieus (nl)
• Hungarian: bőséges (hu), kiadós (hu)
• Portuguese: abundante (pt)

• Russian: обильный (ru) (obílʼnyj) m, богатый (ru) (bogátyj) m, обширный (ru) (obšírnyj) m
• Scottish Gaelic: pailt (gd)

having an abundant supply

• Bulgarian: изобилен (bg) (izobilen)
• Dutch: bij de vleet (nl)

• Hungarian: bőséges (hu)
• Portuguese: farto (pt) m

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• Dutch: uitgebreid
• Italian: copioso

• Spanish: copioso
• Swedish: kopiös (sv)