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plenteous

plen·te·ous
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plen-tee-uh s]
    • /ˈplɛn ti əs/
    • /ˈplentjəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plen-tee-uh s]
    • /ˈplɛn ti əs/

Definitions of plenteous word

  • adjective plenteous plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food. 1
  • adjective plenteous yielding abundantly; fruitful: a plenteous harvest. 1
  • adjective plenteous bountiful, plentiful 1
  • adjective plenteous ample; abundant 0
  • adjective plenteous producing or yielding abundantly 0
  • adjective plenteous marked by or being in abundance; plentiful; copious 0
See all 7 definitions of plenteous

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Origin of plenteous

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English plenteus (see plenty, -ous); replacing Middle English plentivous < Old French plentivos, equivalent to plentif abundant (plent(e) plenty + -if -ive) + -os -ous

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Parts of speech for Plenteous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Plenteous

plenteous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% 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.

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Synonyms for plenteous

adj plenteous

  • abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
  • alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
  • ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
  • aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.

adv plenteous

  • acceptably — capable or worthy of being accepted.
  • amply — more than sufficiently; fully; generously
  • copiously — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
  • fittingly — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
  • liberally — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.

noun plenteous

  • clover — Clover is a small plant with pink or white ball-shaped flowers.
  • cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
  • dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
  • good deal — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
  • good time — time deducted from an inmate's sentence for good behavior while in prison.

adverb plenteous

adjective plenteous

  • enough — As much or as many as required.
  • exuberant — Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
  • feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
  • galore — in abundance; in plentiful amounts: food and drink galore.
  • weighted — having additional weight.
All 52 Synonyms of plenteous

Antonyms for plenteous

adverb plenteous

  • illiberal — narrowminded; bigoted.
  • insufficiently — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
All 2 Antonyms of plenteous

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