Standard Lemma guide

copious

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊpiəs
  • CMU ARPABET: K OW1 P IY0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He drank a copious amount of vodka, and passed out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an abundant supply.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

affording an abundant supply

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • had ample food for the party
  • copious provisions
  • food is plentiful
  • a plenteous grape harvest
  • a rich supply

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ample, plenteous, plentiful, rich

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she took copious notes
  • a subject of voluminous legislation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: voluminous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English copious, from Latin copiosus, from copia (“abundance”), equivalent to co- + ops (“wealth”) + -osus (“full of”). By surface analysis, copy + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изобилен (izobilen) — great in quantity
  • Dutch: overvloedig — great in quantity
  • Dutch: ampel — great in quantity
  • Dutch: copieus — great in quantity
  • Finnish: runsas — great in quantity
  • French: copieux — great in quantity
  • German: reichlich — great in quantity
  • Hungarian: bőséges — great in quantity
  • Hungarian: kiadós — great in quantity
  • Latin: cōpiōsus — great in quantity
  • Latin: largus — great in quantity
  • Portuguese: abundante — great in quantity
  • Portuguese: copioso — great in quantity
  • Russian: оби́льный (obílʹnyj) — great in quantity
  • Russian: бога́тый (bogátyj) — great in quantity
  • Russian: обши́рный (obšírnyj) — great in quantity
  • Scottish Gaelic: pailt — great in quantity
  • Spanish: copioso — great in quantity
  • Ottoman Turkish: كور (gür) — great in quantity
  • Walloon: plantiveus — great in quantity
  • Walloon: plintiveus — great in quantity
  • Bulgarian: изобилен (izobilen) — having an abundant supply
  • Dutch: bij de vleet — having an abundant supply
  • Finnish: yltäkylläinen — having an abundant supply
  • Hungarian: bőséges — having an abundant supply
  • Māori: nanea — having an abundant supply
  • Portuguese: farto — having an abundant supply