Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: Latin amplus

ample

 adjective
     
am‧ple
1 more than enough [= sufficient; ≠ insufficient]
ample time/evidence/opportunity
You'll have ample time for questions later.
There is ample evidence that climate patterns are changing.
ample room/space etc
She found ample room for her things in the wardrobe.
2 literary large in a way that is attractive or pleasant:
an ample bosom
—amply adverb:
Recent US history has amply demonstrated the risks of foreign intervention.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary