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Definition of plentiful - 2 dictionary results

plen⋅ti⋅ful

[plen-ti-fuhl]
–adjective
1. existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
2. yielding abundantly: a plentiful source of inspiration.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see plenty, -ful


plen⋅ti⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
plen⋅ti⋅ful⋅ness, noun


1. 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. 2. fruitful, bounteous, productive; luxuriant.


1. sparse, scanty. 2. barren, fruitless, sterile.
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plen·ti·ful   (plěn'tĭ-fəl)   
adj.  
  1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply.

  2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest.

plen'ti·ful·ly adv., plen'ti·ful·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean being fully as much as one needs or desires: a plentiful supply; the artist's abundant talent; ample space; copious provisions; a plenteous crop of wheat.
Antonym: scant
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