copious

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈkoʊpiəs/ UK /ˈkəʊpiəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
abundant in quantity or supply; plentiful

She took copious notes throughout the lecture.

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Synonyms

1 adj · abundant in quantity or... abundant plentiful ample profuse bountiful lavish generous

Opposites

scant scanty meager sparse scarce

Word family

Forms copiously

Derived forms copiouslycopiousness

Related forms copy cornucopia

Etymology

From Latin 'copiosus' ('plentiful'), from 'copia' ('abundance, plenty'), from 'co-' (intensive) plus 'ops' ('wealth, resources').

copiosus Latin copia Latin ops Latin

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# copious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈkoʊpiəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈkəʊpiəs

## Meanings
1. abundant in quantity or supply; plentiful

## Examples
- She took copious notes throughout the lecture.

## Synonyms
- abundant
- plentiful
- ample
- profuse
- bountiful
- lavish
- generous

## Antonyms
- scant
- scanty
- meager
- sparse
- scarce

## Derived Forms
- copiously
- copiousness

## Related Forms
- copy
- cornucopia

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: copiosus
- Root: copia
- Root: ops

## Etymology
From Latin 'copiosus' ('plentiful'), from 'copia' ('abundance, plenty'), from 'co-' (intensive) plus 'ops' ('wealth, resources').

## AI Etymology
Copious is from Latin 'copiosus' ('plentiful'), from 'copia' ('abundance, plenty'), from 'co-' (intensive) plus 'ops' ('wealth, resources'). Important recorded forms include copiosus (Latin), copia (Latin), and ops (Latin). The current sense covers abundant in quantity or supply; plentiful. The wider family includes derived forms such as copiously and copiousness and related words such as copy and cornucopia.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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