/ˈæm.pəl/
OriginFrom late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
- A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
“We have ample time to finish the task.”
“It is a large house with ample space for all of us.”
“…a broad and ample road, whose dust is gold…”
- A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.
“We don't need any more. We already have ample.”
- Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
“We have an ample supply of water”
“She has a very ample bosom.”
- Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive
Formsampler(comparative) · amplest(superlative)