plenitude
[ plen-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈplɛn ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.
state of being full or complete.
Nearby words
plenary indulgence, plench, plenipotent, plenipotentiary, plenish, plenitude, plenitudinous, pleno jure, plenteous, plenteously, plentiful
Related formso·ver·plen·i·tude, noun
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plenitude
/ (ˈplɛnɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
abundance; copiousness
the condition of being full or complete
Word Origin for plenitude
C15: via Old French from Latin plēnitūdō, from plēnus full
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Word Origin and History for plenitude
plenitude
early 15c., from Old French plenitude and directly from Latin plenitudinem (nominative plenitudo) "abundance, completeness, fullness," from plenus "complete, full" (see plenary).
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