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ample
- /ˈæm.pəl/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æmpəl
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s
Proto-Italic *amlos?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder.
Proto-Italic *amβi-
Latin ambi-
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós
Proto-Italic *plēnosder.
Latin plēnus?
Latin ambiplus?
Latin amplus
Old French ample
Middle French amplebor.
Middle English ample
English ample
From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
determiner
- A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. We have ample time to finish the task.
- A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty. We don't need any more. We already have ample.
adjective ampler · amplest
- Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. We have an ample supply of water
- Very adequate. It was pointed out to me that the security was ample, and as I had no practical knowledge of house-valuing there was nothing to be gained by inspecting it.
- Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive an ample story
Similar: full, spacious, extensive, wide, capacious, abundant, plentiful, plenteous, copious, bountiful, rich, liberal
