Plenty definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

plenty · There was still plenty of time to take Jill out for pizza. · Most businesses face plenty of competition. · Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'plenty'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× plenty (plenti ) 1. quantifier Ifthereisplentyofsomething,thereisalargeamountofit.Ifthereareplentyofthings,therearemanyofthem.Plentyisusedespeciallytoindicatethatthereisenoughofsomething,ormorethanyouneed. TherewasstillplentyoftimetotakeJilloutforpizza.[+of] Mostbusinessesfaceplentyofcompetition.[+of] Takingplentyofexercisecanbeofgreatbenefit. Arethereplentyoffreshfruitsandvegetablesinyourdiet?[+of] Plentyisalsoapronoun. Idon'tbelieveinlonginterviews.Fifteenminutesisplenty. She'sgotplentytodothesedays. 2. uncountablenoun Plentyisasituationinwhichpeoplehavealottoeatoralotofmoneytoliveon. [formal]Youareallfortunatetobegrowingupinatimeofpeaceandplenty. ...anareathathasbecomeasymbolofdespairinthemidstofAmerica'splenty. Synonyms:abundance,wealth,luxury,prosperity MoreSynonymsofplenty 3. adverb[ADVERBadjective/adverb] Youuseplentyinfrontofadjectivesoradverbstoemphasizethedegreeofthequalitytheyaredescribing. [informal,emphasis]Thewaterlookedplentydeep. Thecompartmentisplentybigenough. Keepinmindyou'regoingtobefightinglotsofmenwhohitplentyhard. 4. Seeinplenty MoreSynonymsofplenty COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Imageof plenty ©Ventura,Shutterstock Video:pronunciationof plenty Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'plenty' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'plenty' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'eudemonia' HindiTranslationof'plenty' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency plentyinBritishEnglish (ˈplɛntɪ ) nounWordforms:plural-ties1. (oftenfollbyof) agreatnumber,amount,orquantity;lots plentyoftime thereareplentyofcarsondisplayhere 2. generousoramplesuppliesofwealth,produce,orresources theageofplenty 3. Seeinplenty determiner4. a. verymany;ample plentyofpeoplebelieveinghosts b. (aspronoun) there'splentymore that'splenty,thanks adverb5. notstandard,mainlyUS (intensifier) hewasplentymad 6. informal morethanadequately;abundantly thewater'splentyhotenough CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC13:fromOldFrenchplenté,fromLateLatinplēnitāsfullness,fromLatinplēnusfull WordFrequency PlentyinBritishEnglish (ˈplɛntɪ ) nounSeeBayofPlenty CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency plentyinAmericanEnglish (ˈplɛnti ) nounWordforms:pluralˈplenties1.  prosperity;opulence 2.  aplentifulorabundantsupply;enoughormorethanenough 3.  alargenumber;multitude plentyoferrors adjective4. Informal plentiful;enough;ample plentytimebeforelunch adverb5. Informal fully;sufficiently;quite plentygood Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEplente