What's the difference between ample and spacious?

Ample


Definition:

  • (a.) Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.
  • (a.) Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
  • (a.) Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After the first stage of analysis the spin systems of 60 of the 77 residues were assigned to the appropriate residue type, providing an ample basis for subsequent sequence-specific assignments.
  • (2) Throughout the five stages, the student has ample opportunity for expression and self-evaluation in the counseling sessions that accompany each stage.
  • (3) Thirty mg was an ample in dose of PGF2alpha to cause luteolysis.
  • (4) Despite ample evidence of need for specialized psychiatric services in the nursing home setting, the majority of patients who could benefit from such care do not receive it.
  • (5) Fewer, but still ample numbers, of SP-reactive axons are present also in the ventral tegmental and retrorubral areas of the midbrain tegmentum and in the ventral pallidum of the basal forebrain, but only sparse ME-reactive axons are present in these areas.
  • (6) Treatment of the acute phase in which ample use is made of colchicine must be followed by medical and dietary treatment of the chronic condition.
  • (7) It is understood García will be given ample time to make a full recovery and may be given an extended leave of absence if required.
  • (8) Despite uncertainties and differences in interpretation of various cancer studies, there is ample justification for public health measures now in place or proposed, such as restriction or elimination of smoking in the workplace and in public places.
  • (9) Despite the presence of ample drug on the cell membrane, the conjugate alone was not cytotoxic over the course of several days.
  • (10) Ample sensitivity is accomplished with a simple fluorometer by selecting a combination of Schott bandpass filters with high-transmittance characteristics at appropriate wavelengths.
  • (11) There are two fantasies about the British countryside that were given ample play in last week's furious debates about the rights and wrongs of building there.
  • (12) Hardly a surprise given ample spare capacity and in many cases continued credit rationing.
  • (13) The few that remain benefit from ample provisions, friendly volunteers and cardboard-and-curtain partitions designed by the world-famous architect, Shigeru Ban .
  • (14) Nitromethane (NM) and 2-nitropropane (2-NP) and versatile compounds employed in a wide variety of industrial applications, thus providing ample opportunity for occupational exposure.
  • (15) The main nutrition consideration during the all-day meet is fluid replacement, and swimmers should be encouraged to drink ample water, especially when in a hot environment.
  • (16) The data points were accurate to about 0.03 mm in each of the three space directions, allowing ample resolution of surface detail.
  • (17) Without hormonal treatment, the interstitial gland expressed ample amounts of P-450scc.
  • (18) A special purpose operating system, implemented on a stand-alone computer configuration, allows a high data-acquisition rate and ample data processing capacity.
  • (19) The selection process takes place during T cell maturation, in the absence of antigen and under the dominant influence of the thymus, even though there is ample evidence for selective pressure in the extrathymic environment.
  • (20) The US embassy and Nato forces in Afghanistan did not comment, but they have previously said there is "ample evidence" to suspect all the men of a role in attacks that killed or wounded 60 foreign soldiers and 57 Afghans.

Spacious


Definition:

  • (n.) Extending far and wide; vast in extent.
  • (n.) Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Scheveningen's prison's spacious, individual cells and family rooms for visits may soon seem luxurious in comparison with the cold comfort of life behind bars in England.
  • (2) Kerstine Appunn and her boyfriend took three and a half months to land a spacious two-bedroomed flat in Prenzlauer Berg, one of Berlin’s pricier inner-city districts, where organic cafes populate the pretty, tree-lined streets.
  • (3) Judgments were made on eight separate sound quality dimensions (brightness, clarity, fullness, loudness, nearness, overall impression, smoothness, and spaciousness) for each of the three stimuli in three listening environments.
  • (4) The barn where we ate and did classes was more than spacious enough for our group of 10, with underfloor heating and two wood burners making it feel positively tropical in December.
  • (5) Then there are lighter-than-air airships – at present only niche players, but in the eyes of some, aviation's best long-term bet, capable of offering spacious facilities, comfort and train-like speeds for the leisure and business travel market of the future.
  • (6) There are two large glands, "Paraproctic glands" according to Schaffer (1940), whose spacious cavity is bounded by a secretory epithelium.
  • (7) If the lifts work, the flats are spacious and there are trees and places to play, such rented accommodation would benefit every city.
  • (8) A technique to reconstruct totally contracted sockets forms spacious, deep ocular fornices to accommodate ocular prostheses.
  • (9) Floor-to-ceiling windows offer sublime views of the vast fjord, with Wi-Fi, spacious hot showers and a black stone bathroom scoring extra luxury points.
  • (10) While many, particularly older Albanians, are unconcerned about the gradual obliteration of the concrete reminders of a brutal, highly militarised regime, others believe the igloo-shaped pillboxes and spacious underground shelters should remain.
  • (11) But it won out, Abeed said, thanks to its spacious rooms, waterside position and good view.
  • (12) Two new and vast mansions sit on distant hilltops, and a neighbourhood of spacious, colonial-style homes is spreading in all directions, all apparently reserved for the military elite.
  • (13) Anterior and posterior distribution of the flaps makes it possible to recreate a spacious single cavity.
  • (14) From an analysis of the phenotypes of these patients and others reported with 10q trisomy, we propose that the trisomy 10q 24-26 syndrome includes: growth and mental retardation, a characteristic facies (microcephaly, flat face with spacious forehead, small nose, depressed nasal bridge, arched wide-spaced eyebrows, blepharophimosis, microphthalmia, low-set ears, bow-shaped mouth with prominent upper lip, micrognathia), palate anomalies (high-arched cleft or agenesis), congenital heart disease, and anomalies of the hands and feet.
  • (15) The lifting work was approximately 50% less in the modern ward, which has easily maneuvered electric overhead hoists, spacious premises and better work organization than in the traditional ward, even though the patient handling needs were equivalent.
  • (16) As residents, we want to stay here because we love our well-designed, bright and spacious homes.
  • (17) The striving for spaciousness in residential areas and the creation of a "summer city" or "garden city" image or a "family-centred way of life" may lead to unexpected problems and have a variety of social consequences.
  • (18) Photograph: Alamy Where to stay Archondissa Set in its own, lovely, gardens, and right by the beach on the edge of the village of Therma, these apartments are spacious and well furnished.
  • (19) Rooms are spacious, with some offering river views, and the Eat & Sleep package (from $155) provides $20pp to spend on food and drink at the hotel.
  • (20) Behind the austere facade of the spacious Hefei intermediate people's court, the courtroom is too cramped for foreign media to watch as Gu, 53, and family employee Zhang Xiaojun, 33, stand trial, officials insist.