ample
English
/ˈæm.pəl/
adj
Definitions
- Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
- Fully sufficient; abundant; plenty
- Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ample derived from Middle French ample derived from Latin amplus (large, ample, spacious, wide, great, abundant).
Origin
Latin
amplus
Gloss
large, ample, spacious, wide, great, abundant
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
広
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ampleness English
- amplifiability English
- amplifiable English
- amplifier English
- amplify English
- amplifying English
- amplitude English
- amplitudeology English
- amplituhedron English
- amply English
- autoamplify English
- coamplify English
- deamplify English
- overamplify English
- preamplify English
- reamplify English
- semiample English
- semiampleness English
- semiamplitude English
- superamplitude English
- underamplify English
- amplifico Latin
- amplio Latin
- amplipennis Latin
- amplitudo Latin
- amplus Latin
- peramplus Latin
- ampio Italian
- ample French
- ampliamente Spanish, Castilian
- amplio Spanish, Castilian
- ancho Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂emlos Proto-Indo-European
- amplo Portuguese
- ample Middle English
- amplifiyen Middle English
- aimplitiúid Irish
- ample Old French
- ample Catalan, Valencian
- ample Middle French
- amplitude Middle French
- ancho Old Portuguese
- anchu Asturian
- amyl Middle Welsh