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a
: having or providing enough or more than enough of what is needed
There was ample room for a garden. [=there was plenty of room for a garden]
They had ample money for the trip.
The police found ample evidence of wrongdoing.
There is ample parking at the stadium.
You will have ample opportunity/time to finish the test.
The light in the room is more than ample.
b
: quite large
There was room for an ample garden.
an ample serving of pie
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—used to describe a person's (especially a woman's) body as being large in usually an attractive way
She has an ample figure.
a woman with an ample bosom
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“Ample.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/ample. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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