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plentiful

[ plen-ti-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. existing in great plenty:

    Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. yielding abundantly:

    a plentiful source of inspiration.

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    Antonyms: , ,



plentiful

/ ˈɛԳɪʊ /

adjective

  1. ample; abundant
  2. having or yielding an abundance

    a plentiful year

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳپڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈԳپڳܱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·ڳܱ· adverb
  • t·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • v·t·ڳܱ adjective
  • over·t·ڳܱ· adverb
  • over·t·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ-t·ڳܱ adjective
  • quasi-t·ڳܱ· adverb
  • ܲ·t·ڳܱ adjective
  • un·t·ڳܱ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plentiful1

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; plenty, -ful
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Synonym Study

Plentiful, ample, abundant, bountiful describe a more than adequate supply of something. Plentiful suggests an over-adequate quantity: a plentiful supply. Ample suggests a more than adequate quality as well: to give ample praise. Abundant implies a greater degree of plenty, and bountiful a still more ample quality as well: an abundant, even a bountiful, harvest.
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Guns are plentiful but for the most part, their unholstering and firing carries proper weight.

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Danish fishing organisations had argued that the North Sea ban was "unnecessary" and claimed sandeel stocks were plentiful, disputing the scientific evidence.

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Summer visitors, such as swallows and swifts, can expect to find a plentiful food supply, with insects on the wing.

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With the gap still wide between England and the other home nations, lock Ward, 32, revealed pressure comes in plentiful supply on the training field.

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Over time, as food became more plentiful, this fat store continued to grow - eventually to harmful levels.

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