amplio

Meaning (in English)

Amplio means wide, broad, spacious, or roomy. It describes something that has a lot of physical space or extends over a large area. It can also mean extensive or comprehensive in a more abstract sense (ideas, knowledge, information, freedom, etc.).

Main uses / meanings

1. Physical width or space

   • una calle amplia → a wide street
   • un salón amplio → a spacious room

2. Figurative: extensive / broad in scope

   • un conocimiento amplio → broad/extensive knowledge
   • una explicación amplia → a detailed/comprehensive explanation
   • un margen amplio → a large margin (of difference)

Parts / form

• Root: ampl- (from Latin amplus, “large, wide”)
• Ending: -io (masculine singular adjective ending in Spanish)
• Feminine: amplia
• Plural: amplios / amplias
• Adverb related: ampliamente (“widely”, “extensively”)

Spanish synonyms

• ancho (wide)
• espacioso (spacious)
• holgado (roomy / with plenty of space)
• extenso (extensive)
• vasto (vast)
• abarcador (covering a lot; comprehensive)

Spanish antonyms

• estrecho (narrow)
• angosto (narrow, tight)
• reducido (limited, small)
• pequeño (small) (context-dependent)
• limitado (limited) (figurative)