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Meaning of AMPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈam-pəl ]

adjective

( am·pler -p(ə-)lər ; am·plest -p(ə-)ləst)

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin amplus

Date: 15th century

1. : generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity

there was room for an ample garden

2. : generously sufficient to satisfy a requirement or need

they had ample money for the trip

3. : buxom , portly

an ample figure

Synonyms: see spacious , plentiful

• am·ple·ness -pəl-nəs noun

• am·ply -plē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.