plentiful
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Etymology
From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty + -ful.
Pronunciation
Adjective
plentiful (comparative plentifuller or plentifuler or more plentiful, superlative plentifullest or plentifulest or most plentiful)
- Existing in large number or ample amount.
- a plentiful harvest
- a plentiful supply of water
- She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.
- 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.
- (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
Related terms
Translations
existing in large number
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yelding abundance
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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.
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