plenitude
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈplɛnɪtud/
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plenitud
- The garden was filled with a plenitude of colorful flowers, creating a beautiful landscape.
- plenitude and fulfillment
The whole plenitude of beings is not itself a being.
- The whole plenitude of beings is not itself a being.
- It's just this complete absence of lack, this complete ease, this, this fullness, this sufficiency, this plenitude.
Examples
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Never before have paintings appeared to me to possess a more masterful plenitude.
Academic text (1998) -
The security of a warm intestine, the plenitude of food, the comfort of the dark.
Fiction book (2001) -
And so at some point your hand was involved in just an incredible array and and plenitude of, of different products.
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The emphasis on choice and plenitude continued through to the 1970s.
Academic text (2016) -
Praise be Allah for the plenitude of creation!
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Everywhere was a plenitude of fruits, flowers, greenery, children, and birds.
Fiction book (2001) -
In a sense, the stock market of the 1920s sustained Crane's vision of plenitude.
Academic text (1997) -
Some lines of a poem by Sharon Olds express the sense of plenitude.
Fiction book (1992) -
The harmonious merging results in plenitude, a mark of social and economic stability.
Academic text (1994) -
Such intellectual desolation is minimized by the Internet, by the plenitude of scientific meetings each year, and by regional astronomical societies.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
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3.3
A large amount of something, more than you need
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6.6
A very large amount of something
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2.7
A state in which something has as much inside as it can hold
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3.5
A large amount of things or resources that is more than enough
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7.3
A large amount of good things, often food or gifts
A feeling of being very full after eating
A large supply of useful things like food or water
A large amount of something like food or goods
A large amount of something
A situation where there is plenty of space or a large amount, for example a big garden
A very large amount of something, like many flowers or details
Antonyms
How Abundant
Surface Forms
Morphology
plenitude = plenary (semi-transparent) = plen + itude
The suffix '-itude' forms nouns indicating a state or condition, but the connection to 'plenary' is not entirely obvious to learners.
Etymology
The word plenitude comes from the Latin root plenus, meaning 'full', and shares the same root as the common word plenty. So, plenitude means a great 'fullness' or a large amount of something.