ampleness

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Upon Penrod they visibly surpassed mere ampleness; but they were long, and it required only a rather loose imagination to assume that they were tights.

From Penrod by Tarkington, Booth

Within, as well as from the outside, the effect is one of an ampleness which is not borne out by the actual dimensions, which fact, of course, shows most able design and execution.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

As part of his romantic endowment, he prefers to place plot and personages in the dim backward of Time, gaining thus in perspective and ampleness of atmosphere.

From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Burton, Richard

The ampleness of that reverberance is almost isolated.

From Aspects of Literature by Murry, J. Middleton

The parterre, extending before the main building, is of an ampleness scarcely conceivable until once viewed.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche