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plenty

plenty

1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
  • noun
  • /ˈplɛnti/
translation icon : abundancia
  • We have plenty of time.
  • plenty of time
  • plenty of money
  • plenty of food

But yeah, I've, I've had plenty, plenty of bad ideas.

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Examples

  • Under these conditions, efforts to avoid the paradox of plenty may well come to naught.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Well, we got plenty of time.

  • So there is plenty for us to work on.

  • You guys have plenty of time.

  • Those who had plenty did not even spare me one drop of water.

  • Still, he felt that there would soon be plenty of opportunity for each warrior to distinguish himself.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Despite rumor, there's plenty of space in the living room, even with my chair.

    Academic text (2011)
  • With the diversity within the SME market, there are plenty of challenges to be faced within this sector.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And the plot itself must offer readers plenty of twists and surprises at appropriate times.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There is plenty of food for everyone at the party.

Synonyms

lot
vsplenty
1.0

A large amount of something

is the neutral or general term for sufficient large amounts
plenty of
vsplenty
1.0

A large amount of something more than you need

is the single-word general form used in the same sense
great deal
vsplenty
677 1.6

A large amount of something, for example patience or money

is the plain neutral phrase for large enough amounts rather than emphasis
good deal
vsplenty
163 1.0

A large amount of something often used with of

is the usual neutral term for abundance rather than colloquial phrasing
abundance
vsplenty
91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

is a general large sufficient amount rather than extreme excess
mass
vsplenty
71 2.7

A large collection of things often including people

is focused on amount alone rather than grouping or crowding
heap
vsplenty
  • Informal
54 1.4

A large amount of things often in a messy pile

is the orderly neutral idea of sufficient amount rather than physical pile
slew
vsplenty
  • Informal
46 5.7

A large number of things or people

is the standard neutral word for a large or sufficient amount
raft
vsplenty
  • Informal
14 5.9

A large number of things or people

is the common neutral expression for a large or sufficient quantity
surplus
vsplenty
1 3.4

More than what is needed or wanted

is about having enough or more than enough without stressing extra leftover
plenitude
vsplenty
1 8.3

A large amount of something that you can use

expresses adequacy more than the formal state of fullness
plentitude
vsplenty
8.1

A large amount of something like food or goods

focuses on sufficiency rather than emphasizing fullness

Antonyms

29 4.4

A situation where there is not enough of something people need

A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job

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

profusion
8 6.6
abundance
91 3.3
plenty
1.0
sufficiency
20 5.9

Surface Forms

plenty singular
plenties plural

Etymology

Plenty comes from Old French plente, which comes from Latin plenus meaning 'full'. So when we say there is plenty of something, we mean it is 'full' or more than enough, like a bowl full of food.