Ample

WOTD - 16 August 2009    

English

Etymology

From Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“‘large’”), probably for ambiplus (“‘full on both sides’”), the last syllable akin to Latin plenus (“‘full’”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈæmpl/

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  Rhymes: -æmpəl

Adjective

Ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest)

Positive Ample

Comparative ampler

Superlative amplest

1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
   • All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.
2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
3. Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.

Synonyms

• full, spacious, extensive, wide, capacious, abundant, plentiful, plenteous, copious, bountiful; rich, liberal, munificent
• See also Wikisaurus:ample

Related terms

• amplifiable
• amplification
• amplifier
• amplificatory
• amplify
• amplitude

Translations

large; great in size

Armenian: լայն hy(hy) (layn), ընդարձակ hy(hy) (ëndarjak) Bulgarian: обширен bg(bg), просторен bg(bg) Danish: stor da(da), vid da(da)

Finnish: tilava fi(fi) Polish: duży pl(pl), obszerny pl(pl) Russian: огромный ru(ru), обширный ru(ru)

fully sufficient; abundant

Armenian: միանգամայն բավարար hy(hy) (miangamayn bavarar), լիառատ hy(hy) (liaṙat) Bulgarian: обилен bg(bg) Czech: hojný cs(cs) m. Danish: rigelig da(da) Finnish: runsas fi(fi)

German: üppig de(de) Norwegian: rikelig no(no) Swedish: tillräcklig sv(sv), fullödig sv(sv) Telugu: పుష్కలం (pushkalaM), ధారాళం (dhaaraaLaM)

not contracted or brief; not concise

Armenian: լայնածավալ hy(hy) (laynaçaval) Danish: fyldig da(da) Finnish: laaja fi(fi)

Norwegian: fyldig no(no) Swedish: fyllig sv(sv)

References

• Ample in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Ample in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• aelmp,
• maple

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