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/ Rhymes: -æmpəl === Determiner === ample A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. (as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty. === Adjective === ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest) Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive ==== 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 === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] 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 === Mapel, Maple, Palme, maple, pelma == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin amplus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈam.plə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈam.ple] Homophone: ampla (Balearic, Central) === Adjective === ample (feminine ampla, masculine and feminine plural amples) wide ample, plentiful ==== Derived terms ==== amplada amplament amplària ==== Related terms ==== ampliar === Further reading === “ample”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ample”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “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 === IPA(key): /ɑ̃pl/ === Adjective === ample (plural amples) plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, ample (of clothes) loose, baggy === References === === Further reading === “ample”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == 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 == === Alternative forms === emple === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French ample, from Old French ample, from Latin amplus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈampəl/, /ˈɛmpəl/ === Adjective === ample (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 4 October 2018.