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plenty

plenty

1 1.0
In a way that is enough for what is needed
  • adverb
  • /ˈplɛnti/
  • Informal
translation icon : más que
  • You look plenty healthy to me.

And we've talked, you know, plenty about how that's probably not true.

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Examples

  • So there's plenty that can be done.

  • We are plenty powerful without having to prove it on a daily basis.

    Blog text (20)
  • Oh no, I have plenty to say after the election.

  • And you look plenty healthy to me.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Yet we're told that we must take plenty of risks to succeed.

  • She's told you plenty about my book.

  • Many of them are plenty snarky, too.

    Blog text (10)
  • I'm sure that that's plenty of food for thought for you guys.

  • And we've talked, you know, plenty about how that's probably not true.

  • There were plenty of options available for dinner, so everyone could choose what they liked.

Synonyms

enough
vsplenty
1.0

To the amount needed for something to happen

is the informal adverb rather than a neutral form
sufficiently
vsplenty
119 3.2

At a level that is enough for what is needed

is the informal alternative to this more formal neutral adverb

Compounds

1.0

A large amount of something more than you need

179 1.2

More than enough time to finish something without rushing

A horn filled with fruit and grain to show plenty

7.2

A large amount of violent, bloody scenes in films or books

How Much

abundantly
32 3.5
plenty
  • Informal
1 1.0
hardly
1.0

Surface Forms

plenty positive
plentier comparative
plentiest superlative

Etymology

Plenty as an adverb comes from the same Old French plente and Latin plenus 'full'. That is why saying 'I've eaten plenty' means you are 'full' or have had enough.