plenteousness
ti 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
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
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| —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 | |
| '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 | |
| 'plenteously | |
| —adv | |
| 'plenteousness | |
| —n | |
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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).
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