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Cornucopia vs Copious - What's the difference?

cornucopia | copious |

As a noun cornucopia

is a goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.

As an adjective copious is

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

cornucopia

English

(wikipedia cornucopia)

Noun

  • (Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.
  • A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
  • An abundance or plentiful supply.
    • ''The store provided a veritable cornucopia of modern gadgets.

    Synonyms

    * horn of plenty * See also

    Derived terms

    * pornocopia * cornucopia machine * cornucopian * cornucopiate

    copious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Great in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. ยง 18.
    • These loose hints I have thrown together, in order to excite the curiosity of philosophers, and beget a suspicion at least, if not a full persuasion, that this subject is very copious ,
  • Having an abundant supply.
  • Full of thought, information, or matter; exuberant in words, expression, or style.

    • Related terms

    * copiously * copiousness

    References