plentiful
Americanadjective
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ample; abundant
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having or yielding an abundance
a plentiful year
Related Words
Plentiful, ample, abundant, bountiful describe a more than adequate supply of something. Plentiful suggests an over-adequate quantity: a plentiful supply. Ample suggests a more than adequate quality as well: to give ample praise. Abundant implies a greater degree of plenty, and bountiful a still more ample quality as well: an abundant, even a bountiful, harvest.
Other Word Forms
- overplentiful adjective
- overplentifully adverb
- overplentifulness noun
- plentifully adverb
- plentifulness noun
- quasi-plentiful adjective
- quasi-plentifully adverb
- unplentiful adjective
- unplentifully adverb
Etymology
Origin of plentiful
A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; plenty, -ful
Example Sentences
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The split in the proportions of consumers who think jobs are “plentiful” and those who think they are “hard to get” worsened considerably, falling to 3.1, from 8.4 a month ago.
In a country that continues to grapple with high levels of poverty despite plentiful natural resources – including the world's largest reserves of bauxite, which is used to make aluminium - this idea strikes a chord.
From BBC
A reduction in days on market or slow increase in inventory would point to more power for sellers—while buyers could have more power in places where supply is plentiful and homes sit longer.
From Barron's
Offshore wind is widely seen as the backbone of Great Britain's future clean electricity system, with plentiful wind resources off the country's coastlines.
From BBC
As an added perk, parking is free and plentiful.
From Salon
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