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plenteousness
plen·te·ous
/
ˈplɛn
ti
əs
/
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[
plen
-tee-
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
plentiful
; copious; abundant:
a plenteous supply of food.
2.
yielding abundantly; fruitful:
a plenteous harvest.
Origin:
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
Related forms
plen·te·ous·ly,
adverb
plen·te·ous·ness,
noun
o·ver·plen·te·ous,
adjective
o·ver·plen·te·ous·ly,
adverb
o·ver·plen·te·ous·ness,
noun
un·plen·te·ous,
adjective
un·plen·te·ous·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
plenteous
(ˈplɛntɪəs)
—
adj
1.
ample; abundant:
a plenteous supply of food
2.
producing or yielding abundantly:
a plenteous grape harvest
[C13
plenteus,
from Old French
plentivous,
from
plentif
abundant, from
plenté
plenty
]
'plenteously
—
adv
'plenteousness
—
n
plenteous
(ˈplɛntɪəs)
—
adj
1.
ample; abundant:
a plenteous supply of food
2.
producing or yielding abundantly:
a plenteous grape harvest
[C13
plenteus,
from Old French
plentivous,
from
plentif
abundant, from
plenté
plenty
]
'plenteously
—
adv
'plenteousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
plenteous
c.1300, from O.Fr. plentiveus "fertile, rich" (c.1220), from plentif "abundant," from plenté "abundance" (see
plenty
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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