ample

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.pəl/

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• Rhymes: -æmpəl

Determiner

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

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

• 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

Related terms

Translations

References

• “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

• Mapel, Maple, Palme, maple, pelma

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)
• Homophone: ampla (Balearic, Central)

Adjective

ample (feminine ampla, masculine and feminine plural amples)

1. wide
2. ample, plentiful

Derived terms

• amplada
• amplament
• amplària

Related terms

• ampliar

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ample, inheried from Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃pl/

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Adjective

ample (plural amples)

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

References

Further reading

• “ample”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Latin

Etymology 1

Adverb

amplē (comparative amplius, superlative amplissimē)

1. amply, largely

Etymology 2

Adjective

ample

1. 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

Alternative forms

• emple

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ample, from Old French ample, from Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈampəl/, /ˈɛmpəl/

Adjective

ample

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

Related terms

• amplifiyen

Descendants

• English: ample
• Scots: ample

References

• “ample, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.