plentiful

English

Alternative forms

• plentifull (archaic)

Etymology

From plenty +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

plentiful (comparative plentifuller or more plentiful, superlative plentifullest or most plentiful)

1. Existing in large number or ample amount.

   a plentiful harvest

   a plentiful supply of water

   She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.

2. Yielding abundance; fruitful.

   Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.

   • Francis Bacon

     If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.

3. (obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
   • Francis Bacon

     He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.

Synonyms

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Related terms

• plenteous
• plenty

Translations

existing in large number

• Bengali: বহুল (bn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 豐富 (cmn), 丰富 (cmn) (fēng fù)

• Finnish: suuri (fi), runsaslukuinen (fi)
• German: massenhaft, reichlich
• Irish: líonmhar (ga)

• Macedonian: обилно (mk) (óbilno), изобилно (mk) (izóbilno)
• Portuguese: grande (pt)
• Scottish Gaelic: pailt (gd)
• Swedish: riklig (sv)
• Volapük: bundanik (vo)

yelding abundance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 豐富 (cmn), 丰富 (cmn) (fēng fù)

• Finnish: runsas (fi)
• Ido: abundanta (io)

• Italian: abbondante (it)
• Portuguese: abudante (pt), farto (pt) m
• Spanish: abundante (es)
• Volapük: bundanik (vo)

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Translations to be checked

• French: ample
• Hungarian: bőséges

External links

• plentiful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• plentiful in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• plentiful at OneLook Dictionary Search