enough, sufficient — These words are interchangeable, as is pointed out under ample, enough. Each means adequate, equal to the required amount : We have enough food to last us for a week. We have sufficient money to buy more when we need it. These words should not be … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
enough — See ample, enough See enough, sufficient … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
ample — See ample, enough … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
enough — [adj] plenty abundant, acceptable, adequate, all right already*, ample, bellyful*, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, competent, complete, copious, decent, enough already*, fed up*, full, had it*, last straw*, lavish, plenteous, plentiful,… … New thesaurus
ample — I adjective abounding, abundant, adequate, bountiful, broad enough, capacious, commodious, comprehensive, copious, expansive, extensive, generous, large enough, liberal, many, plenteous, satisfactory, sufficient II index adequate, broad,… … Law dictionary
ample — [adj] more than necessary, sufficient abounding, abundant, big, bounteous, bountiful, broad, capacious, commodious, copious, enough, expansive, extensive, full, galore, generous, great, heavy, large, lavish, liberal, no end, plenteous, plentiful … New thesaurus
ample — ► ADJECTIVE (ampler, amplest) 1) enough or more than enough; plentiful. 2) large and accommodating. DERIVATIVES amply adverb. ORIGIN Latin amplus large, abundant … English terms dictionary
ample — [am′pəl] adj. ampler [am′plər] amplest [am′pləst] [ME & OFr < L amplus, prob. < * amlos < IE base * am , to contain] 1. large in size, extent, scope, etc.; spacious; roomy 2. more than enough; abundant 3. enough to fulfill the needs or… … English World dictionary
ample room — enough space, space that is big enough, sufficient room … English contemporary dictionary
Ample line bundle — In algebraic geometry, a very ample line bundle is one with enough global sections to set up an embedding of its base variety or manifold M into projective space. An ample line bundle is one such that some positive power is very ample. Globally… … Wikipedia
