noun
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abundance; copiousness
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the condition of being full or complete
Other Word Forms
- overplenitude noun
Etymology
Origin of plenitude
1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin plēnitūdō. See plenum, -i-, -tude ( def. )
Example Sentences
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There’s a lot of plenitude on the trail.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
For many, the individualism and accumulation of the container kitchen is aspirational, a way of demonstrating plenitude and sufficiency regardless of your actual class position or relation to labor and ownership.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025
“The Amazonian plenitude of Piñon’s imagination puts her in the category of genius.”
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022
Amongst the praise, they said she "unpacks a plenitude of silenced stories".
From BBC • May 3, 2022
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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