Ampleness
/ˈæm.pəl.nəs/noun
The quality of being ample; fullness, abundance, or spaciousness.
Did you know?Ampleness comes from the same ancient root as words for “to fill” and “full,” so its history is basically about abundance becoming a state of being rather than just a measurement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂em-
“to take, grasp, or distribute”
Latin
Latin
amplus
“large, spacious, abundant, ample”
Old French
Old French
ample
“large, wide, abundant”
Middle English
English
ampleness
“bigness; abundance; fullness”
Modern English
English
ampleness
“the quality of being ample”