Plenty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of PLENTY is an adequate or more than adequate number or amount of something : a number or amount of something that is enough for a particular ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut plenty pronoun,singularorpluralinconstruction SaveWord plen·​ty |\ˈplen-tē \ Definitionofplenty (Entry1of4) :anadequateormorethanadequatenumberoramountofsomething:anumberoramountofsomethingthatisenoughforaparticularpurpose hadplentyoftimetofinishthejobplentyofroomIdon'tneedmore.Ihaveplenty.There'splentytodo/seehere. plenty noun Definitionofplenty (Entry2of4) :anabundanceespeciallyofmaterialthingsthatpermitasatisfactorylife:aconditionortimeofabundance afeelingofplentyalandofplentyaseasonofplenty inplenty :presentorexistinginlargeamounts:inabundance Therewereeggsinplentynotfaroff,inthehenhouse.—RobertC.O'Brien…academicscanciteevidenceinplenty…tojustifytheirskepticism.—PeterGreen plenty adjective Definitionofplenty (Entry3of4) 1 :plentifulinamount,number,orsupply ifreasonswereasplentyasblackberries—WilliamShakespeare 2 :ample plentyworktobedone—Time plenty adverb Definitionofplenty (Entry4of4) :morethansufficiently:toaconsiderabledegree thenightswereplentycold—F.B.Gipson Synonyms&Antonyms UsingPlentyasanAdjective:UsageGuide UsingPlentyasanAdverb:UsageGuide MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutplenty Synonyms&Antonymsforplenty Synonyms:Noun abundance, cornucopia, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealth Synonyms:Adjective abundant, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, cornucopian, galore, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful Antonyms:Noun deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply Antonyms:Adjective bare, minimal, scant, spare VisittheThesaurusforMore  UsingPlentyasanAdjective:UsageGuide Adjective Manycommentatorsobjecttouseofsense2inwriting;itappearstobelimitedchieflytospokenEnglish.Sense1isliterarybutisnolongerincommonuse. UsingPlentyasanAdverb:UsageGuide Adverb Manyhandbooksadviseavoidingtheadverbplentyinwriting;"usevery,quite,oramorepreciseword,"theyadvise.Actuallyplentyisoftenamoreprecisewordthanitsrecommendedreplacements;very,fully,orquitewillnotworkaswellinthesetypicalquotations. it'salreadyplentyhotforusinthekitchenwithoutsomedoltopeningtheoven —C.H.Bridges maynotberisingquiteasrapidlyasotherhealthcosts,butitisgoingupplentyfast —ChangingTimes Itisnotusedinmoreformalwriting. ExamplesofplentyinaSentence Noun TheythoughtofAmericaasthelandofplenty. you'llhaveplentyoftimetomakeyourconnectingflight Adjective we'vepickedplentyblueberries,sothere'llbesomeleftoverafterwemakethepie Adverb There'splentymorewherethatcamefrom. Thecarisplentylargeenoughtofitsixpeople. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adverb ButHomesteadisplentytalented,witharosterhighlightedbystandoutedgerusherDanteAnderson. — AdamLichtenstein,sun-sentinel.com,24Nov.2021 The6-foot-6sophomorewitharocketarmshouldbeplentymotivatedtobeathisoldteaminhishomestate. — C.j.Doon,baltimoresun.com,30Sep.2021 ThetentwasplentybusySaturdayaspeoplepluckedguitarsofallcolors—lime-green,purple,silver,blue(andblack,ofcourse)—fromthewallsandtookthemforatestdrive. — MorganWatkins,TheCourier-Journal,26Sep.2021 That’snotthecasewithMildred,whoseappearanceisplentysevere. — ScottD.Pierce,TheSaltLakeTribune,8Aug.2021 Alongwithhavinghome-courtadvantage,theSunsshouldbeplentyrestedgoingintotheNBAFinals. — JoeReedy,StarTribune,1July2021 Yes,evenforacollegebasketballcoach,Izzoisplentyfamousforhisfieryandentertainingnatureonthesidelines. — Freep.com,11Apr.2021 MearessaidWhortontaughthimplentyaboutcoachingwomen'sbasketball. — KevinTaylor,ArkansasOnline,7Dec.2021 Whilesomebuyersmighthavepostponedorcanceledupgradeplans,plentymorearestillplacingiPhone13orders. — ChrisSmith,BGR,2Dec.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'plenty.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofplenty Pronoun,singularorpluralinconstruction 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedaboveAdjective 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Adverb 1775,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforplenty Noun MiddleEnglishplente,fromAnglo-Frenchplenté,fromLateLatinplenitat-,plenitas,fromLatin,fullness,fromplenusfull—moreatfull LearnMoreAboutplenty Shareplenty PosttheDefinitionofplentytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofplentyonTwitter TimeTravelerforplenty Thefirstknownuseofplentywas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearplenty plentitude plenty Plenty,Bayof SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoplenty enough/plentytogoaround enough/plentytogoround inplenty Statisticsforplenty Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Plenty.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plenty.Accessed6Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforplenty plenty pronoun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofplenty (Entry1of3) :alargenumberoramountofsomething:anumberoramountofsomethingthatisenoughforaparticularpurpose plenty noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofplenty (Entry2of3) :thestateofhavingenoughofthethingsthatmakelifegoodandeasy plenty adverb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofplenty (Entry4of3) :toagreatdegree:morethanenough plenty noun plen·​ty |\ˈplen-tē \ KidsDefinitionofplenty :afullsupply:morethanenough MorefromMerriam-Websteronplenty Nglish:TranslationofplentyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofplentyforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY cerulean SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? acommadate acommodate accommodate accomodate Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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