ample - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Pronunciation
    • 1.3 Determiner
    • 1.4 Adjective
      • 1.4.1 Synonyms
      • 1.4.2 Related terms
      • 1.4.3 Translations
    • 1.5 References
    • 1.6 Anagrams
  • 2 Catalan
    • 2.1 Etymology
    • 2.2 Pronunciation
    • 2.3 Adjective
      • 2.3.1 Derived terms
      • 2.3.2 Related terms
    • 2.4 Further reading
  • 3 French
    • 3.1 Etymology
    • 3.2 Pronunciation
    • 3.3 Adjective
    • 3.4 References
    • 3.5 Further reading
  • 4 Latin
    • 4.1 Etymology 1
      • 4.1.1 Adverb
    • 4.2 Etymology 2
      • 4.2.1 Adjective
    • 4.3 References
  • 5 Middle English
    • 5.1 Alternative forms
    • 5.2 Etymology
    • 5.3 Pronunciation
    • 5.4 Adjective
      • 5.4.1 Related terms
      • 5.4.2 Descendants
      • 5.4.3 References

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (large).

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

ample

  1. 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.
  2. (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)

  1. 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.

  2. Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive

    an ample story

Synonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

large; great in size

not contracted or brief; not concise

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References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin amplus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ample (feminine ampla, masculine and feminine plural amples)

  1. wide
  2. ample, plentiful

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French ample, inheried from Latin amplus.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ample (plural amples)

  1. plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, ample
  2. (of clothes) loose, baggy

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “amplus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page488

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adverb[edit]

amplē (comparative amplius, superlative amplissimē)

  1. amply, largely

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ample

  1. vocative masculine singular of amplus

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]

  • IPA(key): /ˈampəl/, /ˈɛmpəl/

Adjective[edit]

ample

  1. (Late Middle English) ample, copious, profuse

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: ample
  • Scots: ample

References[edit]

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