Copious
'kəʊpiəs
Definitions
Yielding an abundance; plentiful.
'kəʊpiəs
Abundant in supply or quantity.
The library has a copious collection of books.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have a HUGE bag of candy - more than you could possibly eat! Copious means you have a lot, a whole bunch, more than enough.
👶 For kids: A lot of something! Like a huge pile of toys!
More Examples
She took copious notes during the lecture.
The banquet featured a copious amount of food and drink.
The plant received copious amounts of water during the rainy season.
How It's Used
"The author wrote a copious novel."
"The patient was experiencing copious amounts of bleeding."
"The company had a copious amount of resources to expand their business."
From Latin *copiosus*, meaning 'abundant', 'plentiful', derived from *copia*, meaning 'abundance', 'supply'.
Used since the 16th century, often in literary and scholarly contexts, to denote abundance or fullness.
Memory tip
Think of 'co-PIE-ous' - imagine a pie filled with so much filling it's overflowing, a copious pie!