What is "ample" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ample mean in English? Meaning of ample definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ample" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ample": more than enough in size or scope or capacity

Adjective

  • Meaning: more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  • Example: had ample food for the party an ample supply
  • Synonyms: ample
  • Antonyms: meager meagerly meagre scrimpy stingy
  • Similar: full generous good wide wide-cut
  • Also see: abundant sufficient
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈæmpl/

    Meaning of "ample": affording an abundant supply

    Adjective

  • Meaning: affording an abundant supply
  • Example: had ample food for the party copious provisions food is plentiful a plenteous grape harvest a rich supply
  • Synonyms: ample copious plenteous plentiful rich
  • Similar: abundant
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈæmpl/

    Meaning of "ample": fairly large

    Adjective

  • Meaning: fairly large
  • Example: a sizable fortune an ample waistline of ample proportions
  • Synonyms: ample sizable sizeable
  • Similar: big large
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈæmpl/

  • Adjective: 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. --Spenser.All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.
  • Synonyms:

    wide, generous, great, bountiful, copious, plentiful, voluminous, substantial, spacious, broad, expansive, extensive, abundant, abounding, big, capacious, commodious, enough, full, galore, heavy, large, lavish, liberal, plenty, profuse, rich, roomy, spare, unrestricted, bounteous, plenteous, no end,

    Antonyms:

    cramped, restricted, wanting, insignificant, unimportant, lacking, sparse, scarce, insufficient, narrow, little, short, small, poor, meager, rare, limited, not enough,

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    ample in English: ample
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