noun
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abundance; copiousness
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the condition of being full or complete
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of plenitude
1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin plēnitūdō. See plenum, -i-, -tude ( def. )
Explanation
The noun plenitude means the state of being full or complete; also, an abundance. After the thirty inches of snow your town got over the weekend, you may joke that you have a plenitude of snow. You can remember the meaning of plenitude if you remember that both plenitude and the word plenty come from the same Latin word plenus, meaning full or complete. Note that the spelling of plenitude has only one "t," although people misspell the word as plentitude because they closely relate plenitude and plenty. You can even find the variant spelling in some dictionaries.
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Example Sentences
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During that time, he visited Washington and thought it had two things going for it: The plenitude of government workers assured a customer base.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
Amongst the praise, they said she "unpacks a plenitude of silenced stories".
From BBC ● May 3, 2022
For everyone in this show—even its unexpected guest star—literature is a place of infinite plenitude, a place to dwell in possibility.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2021
And that’s not even taking into consideration the plenitude of Thailand, a country of 70 million people who can enjoy multiple types of eggplant and innumerable varieties of shrimp paste.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2021
The trail maintainers in Maine have a certain hale devotion to seeking out the rockiest climbs and most forbidding slopes, and of these Maine has a breathtaking plenitude.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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