am·ple ( m p l)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.] am ple·ness n.am ply (-pl ) adv. |
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| Noun | 1. |  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" |
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