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- pronunciation:
- aem
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
ampler, amplest |
definition: |
sufficient or more than sufficient in size, capacity, or amount.
I had ample time to finish the test.The closet has ample space for coats.There was an ample supply of food for the winter.- synonyms:
- abundant, adequate, big, bountiful, considerable, copious, large, plentiful, spacious, substantial, sufficient
- antonyms:
- exiguous, insufficient, meager, scant, scanty, small
- similar words:
- a dime a dozen, aplenty, boundless, broad, capacious, comfortable, commodious, enough, expansive, extended, extensive, fat, generous, good, great, handsome, hearty, huge, liberal, much, munificent, numerous, profuse, respectable, roomy, round, satisfactory, vast, wide
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related words: |
bounteous, buxom, chubby, corpulent, fat, plentiful, plenty, portly, sufficient, tidy |
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derivation: |
ampleness (n.) |
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