plentiful

English

Alternative forms

• plentyful, plentifull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛntɪfl̩/

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Adjective

plentiful (comparative plentifuller or plentifuler or more plentiful, superlative plentifullest or plentifulest or most plentiful)

1. Existing in large number or ample amount.

   a plentiful harvest

   a plentiful supply of water

   She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.

2. Yielding abundance; fruitful.

   Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.

   • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.

3. (obsolete) Lavish; profuse; prodigal.
   • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Expense”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

     He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:plentiful

Derived terms

• plentifully
• plentifulness

Related terms

• plenteous
• plenty

Translations

existing in large number

Bengali: বহুল (bn) (bohul) Bikol Central: dakol (bcl) Bulgarian: обилен (bg) (obilen) Chinese: Mandarin: 豐富／丰富 (zh) (fēngfù) Finnish: suuri (fi), runsaslukuinen (fi) French: abondant (fr), copieux (fr), ample (fr) Georgian: უხვი (uxvi), ჭარბი (č̣arbi), თავსაყრელი (tavsaq̇reli) German: massenhaft (de), reichlich (de) Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs) Greek: Ancient: δαψιλής (dapsilḗs) Haitian Creole: anpil Irish: líonmhar, fairsing Italian: moltissimo (it), abbondante (it) Latin: largus Macedonian: о́билен (óbilen), изо́билен (izóbilen) Norwegian: Bokmål: rikelig (no) Nynorsk: rikeleg Plautdietsch: riew Portuguese: grande (pt) Russian: изоби́лующий (ru) (izobílujuščij), изоби́льный (ru) (izobílʹnyj), оби́льный (ru) (obílʹnyj) Scottish Gaelic: pailt Swedish: riklig (sv) Turkish: bol (tr) Volapük: bundanik (vo)

yelding abundance

Bikol Central: gulpi (bcl) Bulgarian: изобилен (bg) (izobilen) Chinese: Mandarin: 豐富／丰富 (zh) (fēngfù) Finnish: runsas (fi) Ido: abundanta (io) Irish: fairsing Italian: abbondante (it) Maori: pōike Portuguese: abundante (pt), farto (pt) m Russian: изоби́лующий (ru) (izobílujuščij) Spanish: abundante (es) Volapük: bundanik (vo)

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Hungarian: bőséges (hu)

Further reading

• “plentiful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “plentiful”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “plentiful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.