Plenty

/ˈplɛnti/ · noun

Meaning

A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude..

Definitions by Sense

1. A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude.
2. More than enough.
3. More than sufficiently.
4. (colloquial) Used as an intensifier, very.
5. much, enough
6. many
7. (obsolete) Plentiful.

Example Sentences

We are lucky to live in a land of peace and plenty.

During this season of distress, the discouragements to marriage, and the difficulty of rearing a family are so great that population is at a stand. In the mean time the cheapness of labour, the plenty of labourers, and the necessity of an increased industry amongst them, encourage cultivators to employ more labour upon their land, to turn up fresh soil, and to manure and improve more completely what is already in tillage

Acquire one of these and you'll have plenty of car for your money.

This office is plenty big enough for our needs.

For the likes of her, the down-at-heels support of Hoboken pier was plenty good enough.

She was plenty mad at him.

Seeing clichés mimicked this skillfully is plenty hilarious.

There'll be plenty time later for that

Synonyms for plenty

Antonyms for plenty

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Word Forms

• plenties
• more plenty
• most plenty

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