Ample — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

more than enough in size or scope or capacity

affording an abundant supply

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænhuːp/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈampəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈampəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈænhuːp/.

Examples

had ample food for the party
an ample supply
had ample food for the party

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rich plentiful copious sizable plenteous sizeable

Antonyms

meager

Parts of Speech

adjective	more than enough in size or scope or capacity “had ample food for the party”
adjective	affording an abundant supply “had ample food for the party”
adjective	fairly large “a sizable fortune”

Word Forms

ampleness	noun	the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency
copiousness	noun	the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
plenty	noun	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenteousness	noun	a full supply
plentifulness	noun	a full supply
richness	noun	the property of being extremely abundant
sizeableness	noun	unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reichlich

mehr als genug in Größe, Umfang oder Kapazität

🇪🇸Spanish

amplio

más que suficiente en tamaño, alcance o capacidad

🇮🇹Italian

ampio

più che sufficienti in termini di dimensioni, portata o capacità

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgebreid

ruim voldoende qua omvang, reikwijdte of capaciteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

amplo

mais do que suficiente em tamanho, escopo ou capacidade

🇷🇺Russian

обильный

более чем достаточно по размеру, объему или мощности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचुर

आकार या दायरे या क्षमता में पर्याप्त से अधिक

🇧🇩Bengali

যথেষ্ট

আকার বা সুযোগ বা ক্ষমতা যথেষ্ট বেশী

🇮🇳Tamil

போதுமான அளவு

அளவு அல்லது நோக்கம் அல்லது திறனில் போதுமானதை விட அதிகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుష్కలంగా

పరిమాణం లేదా పరిధి లేదా సామర్థ్యంలో తగినంత కంటే ఎక్కువ

🇮🇳Marathi

भरपूर

आकार किंवा व्याप्ती किंवा क्षमतेपेक्षा जास्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુષ્કળ

કદ અથવા અવકાશ અથવા ક્ષમતામાં પર્યાપ્ત કરતાં વધુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು

ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാരാളം

വലുപ്പത്തിലോ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ ശേഷിയിലോ ആവശ്യത്തിലധികം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ

ਆਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਕੋਪ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ

🇵🇰Urdu

کافی

سائز یا گنجائش یا صلاحیت میں کافی سے زیادہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

充足

规模、范围或容量绰绰有余

🇯🇵Japanese

十分な

サイズ、範囲、容量において十分すぎる

🇰🇷Korean

충분한

크기, 범위 또는 용량이 충분함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dồi dào

quá đủ về quy mô, phạm vi hoặc năng lực

🇹🇭Thai

เหลือเฟือ

ขนาดหรือขอบเขตหรือความจุที่มากเกินพอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

cukup

lebih dari cukup dalam ukuran, cakupan, atau kapasitas

🇵🇭Filipino

sapat

higit sa sapat sa laki o saklaw o kapasidad

🇲🇾Malay

mencukupi

lebih daripada cukup dalam saiz atau skop atau kapasiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وافرة

أكثر من كافية من حيث الحجم أو النطاق أو القدرة

🇮🇷Persian

فراوان

از نظر اندازه یا وسعت یا ظرفیت بیش از اندازه کافی است

🇹🇷Turkish

bol

boyut, kapsam veya kapasite bakımından fazlasıyla yeterli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַסְפִּיק

יותר ממספיק בגודל או בהיקף או בקיבולת

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