"copious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copious.wav [Southern-England], En-us-copious.ogg [US] Forms: more copious [comparative], most copious [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊpiəs Etymology: From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”). By surface analysis, copy + -ous. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ep-}}, {{inh|en|enm|copious}} Middle English copious, {{der|en|la|copiosus|}} Latin copiosus, {{m|la|copia||abundance}} copia (“abundance”), {{m|la|co-}} co-, {{m|la|ops||wealth}} ops (“wealth”), {{m|la|-osus||full of}} -osus (“full of”), {{surf|en|copy|-ous}} By surface analysis, copy + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} copious (comparative more copious, superlative most copious)
  1. Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale. Translations (great in quantity): изобилен (izobilen) (Bulgarian), overvloedig (Dutch), ampel (Dutch), copieus (Dutch), runsas (Finnish), copieux [masculine] (French), copieuse [feminine] (French), reichlich (German), bőséges (Hungarian), kiadós (Hungarian), cōpiōsus (Latin), largus (Latin), abundante (Portuguese), copioso [masculine] (Portuguese), оби́льный (obílʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), бога́тый (bogátyj) [masculine] (Russian), обши́рный (obšírnyj) [masculine] (Russian), pailt (Scottish Gaelic), copioso (Spanish), plantiveus [masculine] (Walloon), plintiveus [masculine] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-copious-en-adj-7UQfydqo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 3 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 46 10 45 Disambiguation of 'great in quantity': 77 5 17
  2. Having an abundant supply. Translations (having an abundant supply): изобилен (izobilen) (Bulgarian), bij de vleet (Dutch), yltäkylläinen (Finnish), bőséges (Hungarian), nanea (Maori), farto [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-copious-en-adj-JmMnDSwT Disambiguation of 'having an abundant supply': 16 82 2
  3. Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.
    Sense id: en-copious-en-adj-a4wECt6A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 3 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 46 10 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: copiously, copiousness, overcopious Related terms: cornucopia

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    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "great in quantity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plantiveus"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "great in quantity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plintiveus"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izobilen",
      "sense": "having an abundant supply",
      "word": "изобилен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having an abundant supply",
      "word": "bij de vleet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having an abundant supply",
      "word": "yltäkylläinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having an abundant supply",
      "word": "bőséges"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having an abundant supply",
      "word": "nanea"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having an abundant supply",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "farto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "copious"
}

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