copiousness
- noun
- /ˈkoʊpiəsnəs/
- The copiousness of flowers in the garden created a vibrant and colorful atmosphere during the summer.
Examples
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This results, then, in new literary forms: "Boswell's fear of the 'waste' of an undocumented life cannot be assuaged by a fourteen-line sonnet; only a diary or biography can begin to offer the textual copiousness he needs."
Academic text (2016) -
The cookbook was praised for its copiousness of recipes, covering a wide range of cuisines.
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Cavendish's "copiousness" differs, however, from the copia of these classical authors.
Fiction book (1991) -
This river of time (superimposed on the Tiber River?) seems also to convey the copiousness of pontifical wealth and creative power.
Academic text (2005) -
Although they derived from nature's copiousness, they were themselves counter natural since they violated the bedrock order of nameable species.
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Indeed, if our general pedagogic aim is to open the eyes of the young to the copiousness of what the world has to offer, then autistic children require, in effect, the reverse of this: narrow goals, single tracks, rote learning, protection from extraneous stimulation, and the presentation of whatever has to be learned along the lines of their own restricted interests and cognitive style.
Academic text (1997) -
Elsewhere in his great "Preface," Johnson acknowledges the inevitable mutability of language: "Copiousness of speech will give opportunities to capricious choice, by which some words will be preferred, and others degraded; vicissitudes of fashion will enforce the use of new, or extend the signification of known terms."
Academic text (2008) -
In his essay, the author displayed a copiousness of ideas that captivated the readers from the start.
Synonyms
A large amount of something, more than you need
A much larger amount than people need or can manage
A large amount of detail, color, or variety that pleases people
A very large amount of something
Too much of something that is not needed
A large amount of something that you can use
A very large amount of something that is more than needed
A large amount of things or resources that is more than enough
A large amount of good things, often food or gifts
A large supply of useful things like food or water
A large amount of something like food or goods
A feeling of being very full after eating
A very large amount of something, like many flowers or details
A state of being full of many people or things
A large number of things or people
A very large group of people or things
Antonyms
How Abundant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Copiousness comes from the Latin word copia, which means 'plenty' or 'supply', and the same root is in cornucopia 'horn of plenty'. So, copiousness means having a large amount or being very abundant.