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plenty Definition

plenty (plen′tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. prosperity; opulence
  2. a plentiful or abundant supply; enough or more than enough
  3. a large number; multitude plenty of errors

Etymology: ME plente < MFr plenté < L plenitas < plenus, full

adjective

Informal plentiful; enough; ample plenty time before lunch

adverb

Informal fully; sufficiently; quite plenty good

plenty Synonyms

plenty

n.

abundance, lot, lots, fruitfulness, profuseness, fullness, lavishness, deluge, torrent, sufficiency, bounty, profusion, adequacy, plethora, plentifulness, plenitude, copiousness, great plenty, God's own plenty, flood, avalanche, good store, limit, capacity, adequate stock, enough and to spare, everything, Hülle und Fülle (German), all kinds of, all one wants, all one can eat, all one can drink, more than one knows what to do with, too much of a good thing, a good bit, all one needs, all one can use, a great deal, bonanza, a bunch*, loads*, oodles and gobs*, full house*, egg in one's beer*; see also excess 1.

plenty Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • scope: There is plenty of scope for the adventurous mountain biker!
  • fluid: Stay in the warm and take plenty of fluids.
  • space: Use plenty of white space - it's easy to read.
  • parking: There is plenty of safe off road parking up our 50m driveway.
  • room: There will still be plenty of room for two large helmets or fitted luggage in the trunk.
  • fruit: And don't forget to eat plenty of fruit and veg too.

Converse of object

  • drink: Additionally, the sun can be quite intense and you should take care to drink plenty of fluids while on the beach.
  • eat: And don't forget to eat plenty of fruit and veg too.
  • allow: I would also recommend allowing plenty of time in which to locate the building.
  • have: The kids will have plenty to keep them amused on board ship.
  • find: ADVANCED Advanced skiers will find plenty of pistes on which to have fun.
  • leave: This would leave plenty of time to join us for dinner in the evening.

Preposition: for

  • everyone: A city of history and a city of the Sea, there's plenty for everyone on our Boulogne hotel breaks.

Infinitive complement

  • admire: Yet, there has still been plenty to admire, details of which are contained within the right-hand column of this page.
  • entertain: Whatever the weather there is plenty to entertain the entire family in this unique and beautiful unspoiled haven.
  • choose: From table cloths to ceramics, there's plenty to choose from.
  • keep: There is plenty to keep students busy with lots of choices within the eight main areas.
  • do: Whilst not playing cricket, there was plenty to do in Barbados.
  • see: Whether young or old, there is always plenty to see!

Noun used with modifier

  • drink: Drink plenty of water, ideally before you become thirsty.
plenty Quotes

Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain, Where health and plenty cheered the labouring swain.

—Goldsmith, Oliver

'Tissufficienttosay, according totheproverb, that hereis God's plenty.

—Dryden,John

I was na fou, but just had plenty.

—Burns, Robert

Inopem me copia fecit. Plenty has made me poor.

—Ovid full name Publius OvidiusNaso   4317

Pees maketh plente; Plente maketh pride; Pride make plee; Plee maketh povert; Povert maketh pees. Peace makes plenty; Plenty makes pride; Pride makes lawsuits; Lawsuits make poverty; Poverty makes peace.

—Anonymous

Where Plenty smilesöalas! she smiles for few, And those who taste not, yet behold her store, Are as the slaves that dig the golden ore, The wealth around them makes them doubly poor.

—Crabbe, George