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Ampleness

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am·ple  (mpl)
adj. am·pler, am·plest
1. Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity: an ample living room. See Synonyms at spacious.
2.
a. Large in degree, kind, or quantity: an ample reward.
b. More than enough: ample evidence.
3. Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose: had ample food for the party. See Synonyms at plentiful.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin amplus.]

ample·ness n.
amply (-pl) adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ampleness - the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger"
adequacy, sufficiency - the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"
2.ampleness - the property of impressive largeness in size; "he admired the ampleness of its proportions"
bigness, largeness - the property of having a relatively great size


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