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- [uh-plen-tee]
- /əˈplɛn ti/
- /əˈplen.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-plen-tee]
- /əˈplɛn ti/
Definitions of aplenty word
- adverb aplenty If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it. 3
- adjective aplenty in plenty 3
- adjective aplenty in sufficient quantity; in generous amounts (usually used following the noun it modifies): He had troubles aplenty. 1
- adverb aplenty sufficiently; enough; more than sparingly: He howled aplenty when hurt. 1
- noun aplenty In abundance. 1
- adverb aplenty in abundance 1
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Origin of aplenty
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; a-1 + plenty
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Parts of speech for Aplenty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aplenty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
aplenty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aplenty
noun aplenty
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- bulk — You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.
- supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- chunk — Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
- number — one of a series of things distinguished by or marked with numerals.
adj aplenty
- plentiful — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- copious — A copious amount of something is a large amount of it.
adjective aplenty
- adequate — If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
Antonyms for aplenty
adj aplenty
- scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- sparse — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
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