copious

English

Etymology

From Latin copiosus, copia (“supply”) + -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.
   • 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.

Related terms

• copiously
• copiousness
• copious meal

Translations

great in quantity

Bulgarian: изобилен (bg) Dutch: overvloedig (nl), ampel (nl), copieus (nl) Hungarian: bőséges (hu), kiadós (hu)

Portuguese: abundante (pt) Scottish Gaelic: pailt (gd)

having an abundant supply

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

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

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Dutch: uitgebreid Italian: copioso

Russian: обильный Spanish: copioso Swedish: kopiös (sv)