EGAVE

ample

About 6.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. determiner A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
    We have ample time to finish the task.
  2. determiner A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient; plenty.
    We don't need any more. We already have ample.
  3. adjective Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
    We have an ample supply of water
  4. adjective Very adequate.
  5. adjective Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive
    an ample story

Similar words

sizable large copious big plenteous plentiful abundant full wide generous

Often followed by

evidence time opportunity and supply room space opportunities proof scope

Word family

ampleness amplenesses ampler amplest amply

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