ample
/ˈæm.pəl/ determiner, adjective
Forms ampler amplest
- determiner A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. “We have ample time to finish the task.”
- determiner (as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty. “We don't need any more. We already have ample.”
- adjective Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. “We have an ample supply of water”
- adjective Very adequate.
- adjective 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 sizable sizeable
Antonyms
Etymology
From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
- adjective Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
Etymology [F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See Full, and cf. Double.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “ample”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details