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- [plen-ti-fuh l]
- /ˈplɛn tɪ fəl/
- /ˈplen.tɪ.fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plen-ti-fuh l]
- /ˈplɛn tɪ fəl/
Definitions of plentiful word
- adjective plentiful existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region. 1
- adjective plentiful yielding abundantly: a plentiful source of inspiration. 1
- adjective plentiful ample, abundant 1
- adjective plentiful Things that are plentiful exist in such large amounts or numbers that there is enough for people's wants or needs. 0
- adjective plentiful ample; abundant 0
- adjective plentiful having or yielding an abundance 0
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Origin of plentiful
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at plenty, -ful
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Parts of speech for Plentiful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plentiful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plentiful
adj plentiful
- 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.
- barn door — an adjustable flap over the front of a studio or theatre lamp
noun plentiful
- all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
- copiousness — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
- fertility — the state or quality of being fertile.
- lavishness — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
adjective plentiful
Antonyms for plentiful
adj plentiful
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- flat broke — having no money
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
noun plentiful
- dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
- exiguousness — The quality of being meagre or scanty.
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