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Definition of Ample

Ample

  1. Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
  2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
  3. Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.

Ample Quotations

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
Epictetus

A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward.
George Jean Nathan

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention.
Lyndon B. Johnson

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own.
Wilson Mizner
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Ample Translations

ample in Dutch is uitgebreid, omvangrijk, veelomvattend
ample in French is ample
ample in German is weit, reichlich, weit
ample in Portuguese is amplo
ample in Spanish is amplio
ample in Swedish is riklig, ymnig, dryg

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