copious C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈkoʊpiəs/ UK /ˈkəʊpiəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj abundant in quantity or supply; plentiful She took copious notes throughout the lecture. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · abundant in quantity or... abundantplentifulampleprofusebountifullavishgenerous ↔ Opposites scantscantymeagersparsescarce Word family Forms copiously Derived forms copiouslycopiousness Related forms copycornucopia Etymology AI details From Latin 'copiosus' ('plentiful'), from 'copia' ('abundance, plenty'), from 'co-' (intensive) plus 'ops' ('wealth, resources'). copiosus Latin copia Latin ops Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown