Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ample

/ˈæm.pəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: am-ple
IPA: /ˈæm.pəl/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.

det

A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.

adj

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

adj

adj

Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive

Example Sentences

"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 line of wooden troughs supplies ample water for irrigation."
"…possesses an ample supply of water-power for industrial purposes."
"We don't need any more. We already have ample."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Old French ample Middle French amplebor. Middle English ample English ample From late Middle English ample, from Middle French ample, from Latin amplus (“large”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ample, amplus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæm.pəl/
British English: /ˈæm.pəl/

Inflected Forms

ampler (comparative) amplest (superlative)

Derived Forms

ampleness semiample

Frequently Paired Words

amplifiable amplification amplificatory amplifier amplify amplitude

Synonyms

full spacious extensive wide capacious abundant plentiful plenteous copious bountiful rich liberal

Rhymes With

example sample trample

Questions

How do you pronounce ample?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæm.pəl/.
What does ample mean?: A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
Where does ample come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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