copiousness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkoʊpiəsnəs/ UK /ˈkəʊpiəsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being abundant or plentiful The copiousness of the harvest astonished the farmers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... abundanceplentyprofusionbountyamplitudeplenitude ↔ Opposites scarcitydearthpaucityscantiness Word family Related forms copiouscopiouslycopy Etymology AI details From 'copious' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. 'Copious' is from Latin 'copiosus' ('plentiful'), from 'copia' ('abundance'). copiosus Latin copia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # copiousness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊpiəsnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊpiəsnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being abundant or plentiful ## Examples - The copiousness of the harvest astonished the farmers. ## Synonyms - abundance - plenty - profusion - bounty - amplitude - plenitude ## Antonyms - scarcity - dearth - paucity - scantiness ## Related Forms - copious - copiously - copy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: copiosus - Root: copia ## Etymology From 'copious' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. 'Copious' is from Latin 'copiosus' ('plentiful'), from 'copia' ('abundance'). ## AI Etymology Copiousness is from 'copious' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. 'Copious' is from Latin 'copiosus' ('plentiful'), from 'copia' ('abundance'). Important recorded forms include copiosus (Latin) and copia (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being abundant or plentiful. The wider family includes related words such as copious, copiously, and copy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown