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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.pəl/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -æmpəl
Determiner[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Translations[edit]
large; great in size
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not contracted or brief; not concise
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References[edit]
- “ample”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “ample”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈam.plə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈam.ple/
- Homophone: ampla (Balearic, Central)
Adjective[edit]
ample (feminine ampla, masculine and feminine plural amples)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French ample, inheried from Latin amplus.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ample (plural amples)
References[edit]
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “amplus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 488
Further reading[edit]
- “ample”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adverb[edit]
amplē (comparative amplius, superlative amplissimē)
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ample
References[edit]
- “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[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French ample, from Old French ample, from Latin amplus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ample
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “ample, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.
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