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English
Etymology
From late Middle English ample , from Middle French ample , from Latin amplus ( “ large ” ) .
Pronunciation
Determiner
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
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
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
Translations
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 (gl)
German: groß (de) , umfangreich (de)
Hindi: प्रचुर (hi) ( pracur ) , पर्याप्त (hi) ( paryāpt )
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
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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 (gl) , largo (gl)
German: üppig (de)
Italian: abbondante (it)
Latin: amplus (la)
Maori: makuru , mātuatua , ngahiri , ngeangea , rangea , hāwene , pukahu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rikelig (no)
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
William Dwight Whitney , Benjamin E 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 Latin amplus .
Pronunciation
Adjective
ample (feminine ampla , masculine and feminine plural amples )
wide
ample , plentiful
Derived terms
Further reading
“ample ”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
“ample ”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana , 2025.
“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 French ample , inherited from Latin amplus .
Pronunciation
Adjective
ample (plural amples )
plentiful , abundant , copious , profuse , ample
( of clothes ) loose , baggy
References
Further reading
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
amplē (comparative amplius , superlative amplissimē )
amply , largely
Etymology 2
Adjective
ample
vocative masculine singular of amplus
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
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ample , from Old French ample , from Latin amplus .
Pronunciation
Adjective
ample
( Late Middle English ) ample , copious , profuse
Descendants
References