Copious

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈkoÊŠpiÉ™s/
• Rhymes: -əʊpiÉ™s

Origin

From Middle English, from Latin copiosus, copia ("abundance"), from Latin co- + ops ("wealth")

Webster NCD 1974|copious

+ -osus ("full of").

Full definition of copious

Adjective

1. Great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
• 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 18.These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious,
2. Having an abundant supply.
3. Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

Related terms

• copiously
• copiousness