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
- 4.1 Etymology 1
- 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]
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.pəl/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (Southern England) (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
- Armenian: լայն(hy) (layn), ընդարձակ(hy) (əndarjak)
- Bulgarian: обширен(bg) (obširen), просторен(bg) (prostoren)
- Czech: dostatečný(cs), hojný(cs), bohatý(cs), široký(cs)
- Danish: stor(da), vid
- Esperanto: ampleksa
- Finnish: tilava(fi), iso(fi), suuri(fi)
- French: ample(fr)
- Galician: amplo
- German: groß(de), umfangreich(de)
- Ido: ampla(io)
- Italian: ampio(it)
- Latin: magnus(la)
- Persian: کافی(fa), فراوان(fa), فراخ(fa) (farâx)
- Polish: duży(pl), obszerny(pl)
- Portuguese: amplo(pt)
- Romanian: amplu(ro)
- Russian: огро́мный(ru) (ogrómnyj), обши́рный(ru) (obšírnyj), просто́рный(ru) (prostórnyj)
- Spanish: amplio(es), extenso(es)
not contracted or brief; not concise
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout §Translations.
Translations to be checked
- Arabic: مُتَوَفِّر (mutawaffir)
- Armenian: միանգամայն բավարար (miangamayn bavarar), լիառատ(hy) (liaṙat)
- Bulgarian: обилен(bg) (obilen)
- Czech: hojný(cs)m
- Danish: rigelig
- Dutch: overvloedig(nl), abondant(nl), rijkelijk voorhanden
- Finnish: runsas(fi), yltäkylläinen(fi), reilu(fi)
- Galician: amplo, largo(gl)
- German: üppig(de)
- Italian: abbondante(it)
- Latin: amplus(la)
- Maori: makuru, mātuatua, ngahiri, ngeangea, rangea, hāwene, pukahu
- Norwegian:
- Portuguese: abundante(pt)
- Russian: доста́точный(ru) (dostátočnyj), оби́льный(ru) (obílʹnyj)
- Spanish: abundante(es), generoso(es)
- Swedish: tillräcklig(sv), fullödig(sv)
- Telugu: పుష్కలం(te) (puṣkalaṁ), ధారాళం (dhārāḷaṁ)
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]
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈam.plə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈam.ple]
- hom*ophone: 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, 2024
- “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, page488
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
- (Late Middle English) ample, copious, profuse
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: ample
- Scots: ample
References[edit]
- “ample, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.
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