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”) (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

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɛn.ti.əs/

Adjective

plenteous (comparative more plenteous, superlative most plenteous)

1. 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.

2. (obsolete) Having plenty; abounding; rich.
   • Bible, Deuteronomy xxviii. 11.

     The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.

Related terms

• plenteously
• plenteousness
• plentiful
• plenty