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ample
English
Etymology
From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”), probably for ambiplus (“full on both sides”), the last syllable akin to Latin plenus (“full”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æm.p?l/
- Rhymes: -æmp?l
Adjective
ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest)
- 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
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
Related terms
Translations
References
- ample in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ample in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Maple, Palme, maple, pelma
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin amplus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?am.pl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?am.ple/
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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ample” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “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
From Latin amplus (“large”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??pl/
Adjective
ample (plural amples)
- plentiful, abundant, copious, profuse, ample
- (of clothes) loose, baggy
Further reading
- “ample” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
ampl? (comparative amplius, superlative amplissim?)
- 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): /?amp?l/, /??mp?l/
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 2018-10-04.
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sumptuous
English
Etymology
From French somptueux, from Latin sumptu?sus, from s?mptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sum? (I take) +? -tus (noun formation suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?mpt??u?s/
Adjective
sumptuous (comparative more sumptuous, superlative most sumptuous)
- Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
- 1764, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller:
- Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small,
- He sees his little lot the lot of all;
- Sees no contiguous palace rear its head
- To shame the meanness of his humble shed;
- No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal
- To make him loathe his vegetable meal;
- 1764, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller:
Synonyms
- lavish
Derived terms
- sumption
- sumptuary
- sumptuousness
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