plenteous
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English, circa 1300, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”)[1] (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
plenteous (comparative more plenteous, superlative most plenteous)
- In plenty; abundant.
- His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.
- (Can we date this quote by Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Reaping plenteous crop.
- (obsolete) Having plenty; abounding; rich.
- Bible, Deuteronomy xxviii. 11.
- The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.
- Bible, Deuteronomy xxviii. 11.
Related terms
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “plenteous”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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