AMPLE
What does "AMPLE" mean?
More than enough; plentiful or generously large.
Meanings
- Enough or more than enough; sufficient with room to spare. There was ample time to catch the later train.
- Large in size, extent, or amount; spacious. The old house had an ample garden running to the trees.
Did you know?
- 'Ample', 'amplify', and 'amplitude' are siblings: all three grow from Latin 'amplus', 'large' or 'spacious' - so to amplify is literally to make something more ample.
Word origin
From Latin 'amplus' (large, spacious, abundant), entering English through Old French 'ample'; the same root gives 'amplify' and 'amplitude'.
Remember it
AMPLE shares its start with AMPLIFY - both stretch to make things bigger; ample means there's plenty.
A little poem
The table groaned, the chairs were two too few-
ample is the trouble of having enough for you.
couplet
Wordplay
- The guitarist had plenty of room on stage and a loud rig too - you might say his space was ample and his sound amplified.
What it teaches
Ample is a measure of the room, not the wanting; some go hungry at a full table.
Quick facts
What does AMPLE mean?
More than enough; plentiful or generously large.
Is AMPLE a valid word?
Yes — AMPLE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AMPLE?
AMPLE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does AMPLE come from?
From Latin 'amplus' (large, spacious, abundant), entering English through Old French 'ample'; the same root gives 'amplify' and 'amplitude'.
What can AMPLE teach us?
Ample is a measure of the room, not the wanting; some go hungry at a full table.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.