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ample

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/ˈæm.pəl/US

Etymology

Etymology tree 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”).

  1. derived from amplus
  2. derived from ample
  3. inherited from ample

Definitions

  1. A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of

    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 broad and ample road, whose dust is gold…

  2. A quantity (of something) that is fully sufficient

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

    • We don't need any more. We already have ample.

  3. Large

    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.
    • [H]e was satisfied that Alice yet lived; he hoped she might yet escape and return. […] He enriched Mrs. Jones for life, in gratitude for her vindication of his lost and early love: he promised the amplest rewards for the smallest clue.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. 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.

    2. Not contracted or brief

      Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive

      • an ample story

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Derived

ampleness, semiample

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ample. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01ample02plenty03plenitude04abundance05plentiful06profuse07generous

A definitional loop anchored at ample. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at ample

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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