aplenty

See also: a-plenty

English

Alternative forms

• a-plenty

Etymology

From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- +‎ plenty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈplɛnti/

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Adjective

aplenty (not comparable)

1. (postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.

   We have helpers aplenty but lack the skilled support.

   • 2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 31 July 2018:

     But Fallout’s almost inexhaustible supply of sticky situations provides suspense aplenty: This may be the closest this peerless series has ever come to making us believe that the mission may actually be impossible.

   Synonym: galore

Translations

in an overlarge quantity

• German: im Überfluss
• Icelandic: í miklum mæli, í ofgnótt
• Polish: w bród (pl)
• Portuguese: em abundância
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• Russian: в изобилии (v izobilii)
• Spanish: en abundancia
• Swedish: i överflöd

Adverb

aplenty (not comparable)

1. Enough or more than enough.

Translations

more than enough

• Icelandic: í miklum mæli, í ofgnótt
• Russian: предостаточно (ru) (predostatočno)
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• Spanish: a tutiplén (es) (colloquial), a porrillo (colloquial), para dar y tomar (colloquial)

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