plentiful

[ plen-ti-fuhl ]

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adjective

existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
yielding abundantly: a plentiful source of inspiration.

Origin of plentiful

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at plenty, -ful

synonym study For plentiful

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.

Other words for plentiful

2	fruitful, bounteous, productive; luxuriant

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Opposites for plentiful

1	sparse, scanty
2	barren, fruitless, sterile

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Other words from plentiful

plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb
plen·ti·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·plen·ti·ful, adjective
o·ver·plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·plen·ti·ful·ness, noun
qua·si-plen·ti·ful, adjective
qua·si-plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb
un·plen·ti·ful, adjective
un·plen·ti·ful·ly, adverb

Words that may be confused with plentiful

plentiful , plenitude

Words Nearby plentiful

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How to use plentiful in a sentence

Riffing off the slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly,” the carrier offered no-frills flights that were both cheap and plentiful.
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But this is the Middle East, after all, where budgets are small, and wars are plentiful.
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However, those galaxies are also more distant, marking a time in the cosmic history when black hole food was more plentiful.
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While plentiful and cheap today, aluminum was once an extremely valuable metal.
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During the plentiful dry season, women consumed more calories and more energy-rich lipids.
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I pulled up and glanced about, but the clumps of scrubby timber were just plentiful enough to cut off a clear view of the flat.
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We picketed the horses in the open bottom where grass was more plentiful than in the brush, and settled ourselves to sleep.
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But with small engines, or where coal is plentiful, the engine would be best without it.
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In South Africa gold and diamonds are plentiful; and Newfoundland has wonderful deposits of iron ore.
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Mists or hoar frosts on the tenth of March betokens (sic) a plentiful year, but not without some diseases.
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British Dictionary definitions for plentiful

plentiful

/ (ˈplɛntɪfʊl) /

adjective

ample; abundant
having or yielding an abundance: a plentiful year

Derived forms of plentiful

plentifully, adverb
plentifulness, noun

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