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plenty.

A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈplɛnti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplɛnti/General-American[ˈplɛɾ̃i]General-American[ˈplɛni]General-American
  1. A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.

    countable · uncountable
    We are lucky to live in a land of peace and plenty.
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman plent(é) + -y, from Middle English plentie, plentee, plente, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, accusative of plēnitās (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from which English full also comes, via Proto-Germanic. Related to the Latin derivatives replenish, plenary, complete, deplete, replete.

pron/ˈplɛnti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplɛnti/General-American[ˈplɛɾ̃i]General-American[ˈplɛni]General-American
  1. More than enough.

    Acquire one of these and you'll have plenty of car for your money.
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman plent(é) + -y, from Middle English plentie, plentee, plente, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, accusative of plēnitās (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from which English full also comes, via Proto-Germanic. Related to the Latin derivatives replenish, plenary, complete, deplete, replete.

adv/ˈplɛnti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplɛnti/General-American[ˈplɛɾ̃i]General-American[ˈplɛni]General-American
  1. More than sufficiently.

    Canada · US · not-comparable
    This office is plenty big enough for our needs.
  2. Used as an intensifier, very.

    Canada · US · colloquial · not-comparable
    She was plenty mad at him.
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman plent(é) + -y, from Middle English plentie, plentee, plente, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, accusative of plēnitās (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from which English full also comes, via Proto-Germanic. Related to the Latin derivatives replenish, plenary, complete, deplete, replete.

det/ˈplɛnti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplɛnti/General-American[ˈplɛɾ̃i]General-American[ˈplɛni]General-American
  1. much, enough

    Canada · US · colloquial · nonstandard
    There'll be plenty time later for that
  2. many

    Canada · US · colloquial · nonstandard
    Get a manicure. Plenty men do it.
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman plent(é) + -y, from Middle English plentie, plentee, plente, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, accusative of plēnitās (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from which English full also comes, via Proto-Germanic. Related to the Latin derivatives replenish, plenary, complete, deplete, replete.

adj/ˈplɛnti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈplɛnti/General-American[ˈplɛɾ̃i]General-American[ˈplɛni]General-American
  1. Plentiful.

    Canada · US · colloquial · nonstandard · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman plent(é) + -y, from Middle English plentie, plentee, plente, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, accusative of plēnitās (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from which English full also comes, via Proto-Germanic. Related to the Latin derivatives replenish, plenary, complete, deplete, replete.

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