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- [am-puh l]
- /ˈæm pəl/
- /ˈæm.pl̩/
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- [am-puh l]
- /ˈæm pəl/
Definitions of ample word
- adjective ample If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra. 3
- graded adjective ample If you describe someone's figure as ample, you mean that they are large in a pleasant or attractive way. 3
- adjective ample more than sufficient; abundant 3
- adjective ample large in size, extent, or amount 3
- adjective ample large in size, extent, scope, etc.; spacious; roomy 3
- adjective ample more than enough; abundant 3
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Origin of ample
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin amplus wide, large
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Parts of speech for Ample
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ample popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ample usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ample
adj ample
- wide — having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard.
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- great — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
- copious — A copious amount of something is a large amount of it.
adjective ample
- sufficient — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
adverb ample
- pretty much — mostly
- a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- pretty — pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
- tolerably — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
Antonyms for ample
adj ample
- cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
- restricted — confined; limited.
- wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
noun ample
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
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