ample
/ˈæm.pəl/
ample determiner: a fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
Determiner
ample
- 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 quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.
- We don't need any more. We already have ample.
Adjective
ample (comparative ampler, superlative amplest)
- 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.
- Very adequate.
- It was pointed out to me that the security was ample, and as I had no practical knowledge of house-valuing there was nothing to be gained by inspecting it.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive
- an ample story
ample meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
ample in Hindi
- large; great in size
- प्रचुर pracur, पर्याप्त paryāpt
ample in Tamil
- தாராளமான, பேரளவான, போதிய, மிகுதியான, இடமகன்ற, அகலமான
ample in Urdu
- ample
- واسع vāse
- ample, sufficient
- بھرپور bharpūr
ample in Telugu
- ample, full, entire
- సమృద్ధము samr̥ddhamu
More languagesFewer languages
- ample in Malayalam
- ധാരാളം, യഥേഷ്ടം, വിപുലം
- ample in Kannada
- ನಲ್ nal
- ample in Sanskrit
- पृथु pṛthú
- ample in Persian
- کافی, فراوان, فراخ farâx
Examples of ample in a sentence
- …a broad and ample road, whose dust is gold…1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book II)^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost_(1667)/Book_II):
- …a line of wooden troughs supplies ample water for irrigation.1862, Richard F. Burton, The City of the Saints:
- …possesses an ample supply of water-power for industrial purposes.1911, Various (ed. Hugh Chisholm), 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Article on Sweden:
- Jones for life, in gratitude for her vindication of his lost and early love: he promised the amplest rewards for the smallest clue.1837, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter XI, in Ernest Maltravers […] , volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book I, page 111:
Synonyms of ample
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Forms of ample
| comparative | ampler |
|---|---|
| superlative | amplest |
Origin of ample
From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).
Words formed from ample
Words that rhyme with ample
Questions about ample
- What does ample mean?
- Ample means a fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
- What is ample in Hindi?
- Ample in Hindi is प्रचुर (pracur), पर्याप्त (paryāpt). See Ample meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use ample in a sentence?
- …a broad and ample road, whose dust is gold…
- What part of speech is ample?
- Ample can be a determiner or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ample?
- Ample is pronounced /ˈæm.pəl/ (UK).
Words near ample in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ample (page history and authors); ample (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بھرپور (Urdu) (page history and authors); సమృద్ధము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ample (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ನಲ್ (Kannada) (page history and authors); पृथु (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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