ample
English
Etymology
From late Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#AMPLECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#AMPLE ample, from Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#AMPLE ample, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#AMPLE amplus (“large”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.pəl/Category:English 2-syllable words#AMPLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPLE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio (US): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -æmpəlCategory:Rhymes:English/æmpəl#AMPLECategory:Rhymes:English/æmpəl/2 syllables#AMPLE
Determiner
ampleCategory:English lemmas#AMPLECategory:English determiners#AMPLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AMPLECategory:Pages with entries#AMPLECategory:Pages with 5 entries#AMPLE
- A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
- We have ample time to finish the task.Category:English terms with usage examples#AMPLE
- It is a large house with ample space for all of us.Category:English terms with usage examples#AMPLE
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book II):
- …a broad and ample road, whose dust is gold…Category:English terms with quotations#AMPLE
- 1862, Richard F. Burton, The City of the Saints:
- …a line of wooden troughs supplies ample water for irrigation.Category:English terms with quotations#AMPLE
- 1911, Various (ed. Hugh Chisholm), 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Article on Sweden:
- …possesses an ample supply of water-power for industrial purposes.Category:English terms with quotations#AMPLE
- (as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.
- We don't need any more. We already have ample.Category:English terms with usage examples#AMPLE
Adjective
ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest)Category:English lemmas#AMPLECategory:English adjectives#AMPLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AMPLECategory:Pages with entries#AMPLECategory:Pages with 5 entries#AMPLE
- Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
- We have an ample supply of waterCategory:English terms with usage examples#AMPLE
- She has a very ample bosom.Category:English terms with usage examples#AMPLE
- Very adequate.
- 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:
- It was pointed out to me that the security was ample, and as I had no practical knowledge of house-valuing there was nothing to be gained by inspecting it.Category:English terms with quotations#AMPLE
- Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive
- an ample storyCategory:English terms with collocations#AMPLE
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
Derived terms
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Translations
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References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ample”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “ample”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#AMPLE amplus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈam.plə]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPLE
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈam.ple]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPLE
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio (Barcelona): (file) - Homophone: amplaCategory:Catalan terms with homophones#AMPLE (Balearic, Central)
Adjective
ample (feminine ampla, masculine and feminine plural amples)Category:Catalan lemmas#AMPLECategory:Catalan adjectives#AMPLECategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#AMPLECategory:Pages with entries#AMPLECategory:Pages with 5 entries#AMPLE
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “ample”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “ample”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “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
Inherited from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#AMPLECategory:French terms derived from Old French#AMPLE ample, inherited from LatinCategory:French terms inherited from Latin#AMPLECategory:French terms derived from Latin#AMPLE amplus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃pl/Category:French 1-syllable words#AMPLECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPLE
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio (Canada (Shawinigan)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#AMPLEAudio (France): (file)
Adjective
ample (plural amples)Category:French lemmas#AMPLECategory:French adjectives#AMPLECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#AMPLECategory:Pages with entries#AMPLECategory:Pages with 5 entries#AMPLE
References
- ↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “amplus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 488
Further reading
- “ample”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
amplē (comparative amplius, superlative amplissimē)Category:Latin lemmas#AMPLECategory:Latin adverbs#AMPLECategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#AMPLECategory:Pages with entries#AMPLECategory:Pages with 5 entries#AMPLE
Etymology 2
Adjective
ampleCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#AMPLECategory:Latin adjective forms#AMPLECategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#AMPLECategory:Pages with entries#AMPLECategory:Pages with 5 entries#AMPLE
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Middle French#AMPLECategory:Middle English terms derived from Middle French#AMPLE ample, from Old FrenchCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old French#AMPLE ample, from LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#AMPLE amplus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈampəl/, /ˈɛmpəl/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPLE
Adjective
ampleCategory:Middle English lemmas#AMPLECategory:Middle English adjectives#AMPLECategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#AMPLECategory:Pages with entries#AMPLECategory:Pages with 5 entries#AMPLE
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “ample, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 October 2018.