| Definitions | ample adjective
- large, Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
- All the people in that house Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.
- Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
- Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.
Translations: Etymology: From French French, ample, Latin amplus, probably for ambiplus "full on both sides", the last syllable akin to Latin plenus "full".
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