plenitude

[ plen-i-tood, -tyood ]

/ ˈplɛn ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

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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

Origin of plenitude

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin plēnitūdō. See plenum, -i-, tude

SYNONYMS FOR plenitude

1 profusion, quantity.

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Related formso·ver·plen·i·tude, noun

Can be confusedplanetary plenary plentiful plenitude

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Publishers Weekly calls Plenitude “fresh, persuasive, and passionately argued, speaking to the individual and the collective.”
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Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealthby Juliet B. Schor A leading economist imagines a new, more sustainable economy.
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A plenitude of suitors being assured, it is the maiden who makes the selection.
The Fortunate Isles|Mary Stuart Boyd
The pride and plenitude of womanhood were as far from her realization as they could be from a daughter of Eve.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie

If he retracts his book, the pope, in the plenitude of his power, can easily restore him to favour.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Redundancy has been mistaken for plenitude, flimsiness for ease, and distortion for energy.
Coelebs In Search of a Wife|Hannah More
God has always fully acted; therefore God has always used the plenitude of His liberty.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 8 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for plenitude

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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