ample

[am·ple]

Ample describes an abundance of something. An ample supply of apple muffins at the bake sale is a good thing, as is ample legroom in your new van, but you probably don't want your ample waistline spilling over the top of your jeans.

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Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

Adjective S.
affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

Adjective
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"

Adjective S.
fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"


a.
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

a.
Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.

a.
Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.


Ample

Am"ple , a. [F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See Full, and cf. Double.] 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.
2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice. 3. Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative. Johnson. Syn. -- Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal; munificent. -- Ample, Copious, Abundant, Plenteous. These words agree in representing a thing as large, but under different relations, according to the image which is used. Ample implies largeness, producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; as, ample stores or resources, ample provision. Copious carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at a single point; as, a copious supply of materials. "Copious matter of my song." Milton. Abundant and plenteous refer to largeness of quantity; as, abundant stores; plenteous harvests.

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

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Usage Examples

The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

THE rich possess ample means to realize any theory they may chuse to adopt in the education of their children, regardless of the cost but it is not so with him whose Subsistence is derived from industry.

Today, the technology is there to give early and normally ample warning when a powerful tornado approaches. When a tornado strikes, all of us are at risk.

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