plenty | ||
1. | [ noun ] a full supply | |
Synonyms: | plenitude plenteousness plentitude plentifulness | |
Examples: | "there was plenty of food for everyone" |
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Related terms: | abundance | |
2. | [ adverb ] as much as necessary | |
Synonyms: | enough | |
Examples: | "Have I eaten enough?" (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks" |
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3. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
Synonyms: | mass lot good_deal great_deal pile heap sight whole_lot deal flock mint quite_a_little raft pot slew stack mickle mess wad spate whole_slew tidy_sum muckle peck hatful batch | |
Examples: | : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty" |
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Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap | |
Similar spelling: |
Planty plant pliantly plaint pliant planet planetary planate planetal plaintive planation planetoid plantlet plaintiff plenitude plenteous plentiful Plants Plantz plinth Plante polenta |