Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Copious — Co pi*ous, a. [L. copiosus, fr. copia abundance: cf. F. copieux. See {Copy}, {Opulent}.] Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful. [1913 Webster] Kindly pours its copious treasures forth. Thomson. [1913 Webster] Hail, Son of God … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
copious — I adjective abounding, abundant, ample, bountiful, considerable, copiosus, countless, extravagant, exuberant, filled, flowing, full, generous, gigantic, great, in profusion, inexhaustible, innumerable, large, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, massive,… … Law dictionary
copious — mid 14c., from L. copiosus plentiful, from copia an abundance, ample supply, profusion, plenty, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + ops (gen. opis) power, wealth, resources, from PIE root *op to work, produce in abundance (see OPUS ( … Etymology dictionary
copious — *plentiful, abundant, ample, plenteous Analogous words: *profuse, lavish, exuberant, prodigal, luxuriant, lush Antonyms: meager Contrasted words: scanty, scant, scrimpy, sparse, exiguous, spare (see MEAGER): *thin, slight, tenuous, slim, slender … New Dictionary of Synonyms
copious — [adj] abundant alive with, a mess of*, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, coming out of ears*, crawling with*, extensive, exuberant, full, galore, generous, heavy, lavish, liberal, lush, luxuriant, no end*, overflowing, plenteous, plentiful,… … New thesaurus
copious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant; plentiful. DERIVATIVES copiously adverb copiousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin copia plenty … English terms dictionary
copious — [kō′pē əs] adj. [ME < L copiosus < copia, abundance < co , together + ops, riches, power: see OPUS] 1. very plentiful; abundant 2. wordy; profuse or diffuse in language 3. full of information SYN. PLENTIFUL copiously adv. copiousness n … English World dictionary
copious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin copiosus, from copia abundance, from co + ops wealth more at opulent Date: 14th century 1. a. yielding something abundantly < a copious harvest > … New Collegiate Dictionary
copious — copiously, adv. copiousness, copiosity /koh pee os i tee/, n. /koh pee euhs/, adj. 1. large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food. 2. having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest. 3.… … Universalium
copious — [[t]ko͟ʊpiəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A copious amount of something is a large amount of it. I went out for a meal last night and drank copious amounts of red wine... He attended his lectures and took copious notes. Syn: abundant Derived words … English dictionary
copious — adjective /ˈkoʊpiəs/ a) Great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant. 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… … Wiktionary
