ampleness

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noun

The property of being ample.

OriginEnglish ample ← Middle English ample ← Middle French ample →
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Meanings

nounampleness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being ample.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-lo-s
  3. Proto-Italic*amlos?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  7. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  8. Latinambi-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  11. Proto-Italic*plēnos
  12. Latinplēnus?
  13. Latinambiplus?
  14. Latinamplus
  15. Old Frenchample
  16. Middle Frenchample
  17. Middle Englishample
  18. Englishample
  19. Englishampleness

From ample + -ness.

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Translations

Portuguese amplidão
  • amplidãothe property of being ample in extent
Cite this entry
APA

ampleness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampleness

MLA

“ampleness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampleness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ampleness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampleness.

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