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plenty meaning, definition, what is plenty: a large quantity that is enough or more ...: Learn more. plentyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishplentyplen‧ty1/ˈplenti/●●●S1W1pronoun    LOT/LARGENUMBERORAMOUNTalargequantitythatisenoughormorethanenoughplentyof  Makesureshegetsplentyoffreshair.  Noneedtohurry–you’vegotplentyoftime.plentytodo/say/eatetc  There’splentytodoandseeinNewYork.  Thereareplentymorechairsinthenextroom.►seethesaurusatenoughRegisterInwrittenEnglish,peoplesometimesprefertouseampleratherthanplentyof,asitsoundsmoreformal:Theyweregivenampletimetocompletethework.Grammar•Youuseplentyofbeforeanuncountablenoun:Thereisplentyofevidencethatheisguilty.✗Don’tsay:Thereisaplentyofevidence.•Youalsouseplentyofbeforeapluralnoun:Thereareplentyofopportunitiestoimproveyourskills.✗Don’tsay:Thereisplentyofopportunities.•Yousaythatsomethinghasplentyofathing,qualityetc:Thetownhasplentyofnightlife.✗Don’tsay:Thetownisplentyofnightlife.ExamplesfromtheCorpusplenty•"Moredessert?""Nothanks,I'vehadplenty."•There'splentytodoandseeinthisbeautifulvacationarea.plentyof•Beyondtheseguidelines,thereareplentyofhelpfulhintstokeepyouonalow-fattrack.•Alongbar,plentyofstools.•Comeat8.That'llgivemeplentyoftimetogetready.•Makesureyoudrinkplentyofwater. plentyplenty2adverbinformal    1→plentybig/fast/warmetcenough2AmericanEnglishLOT/VERYMUCHalotorvery  I’dpracticedplenty.  Iwasplentynervous.ExamplesfromtheCorpusplenty•Grizzliesfoeshaveseenplentyalready.•Thosepantsareplentybigonyou.•Meanwhile,itsconventionalforcesareplentygoodenoughtobanishthenuclearoptiontotherealmofthetheoretical.•There'splentymorechickenifyouwantit.•Heownedthecottageandplentymore-sevenmilesofshoreline,twelvethousandacresofprimetimberbuttingupagainststateforest.•Outinthewoodshedthereareplentymore.plentyplenty3noun[uncountable]formal    1LOT/LARGENUMBERORAMOUNTasituationinwhichthereisalotoffoodandgoodsavailableforpeople  alandofplenty2→inplentyExamplesfromtheCorpusplenty•Itisadisgracethatwestillhavehungerinthislandofplenty.Originplenty3(1200-1300)OldFrenchplenté,fromLatinplenitas“fullness”,fromplenus“full” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults inplenty plentybig/fast/warmetcenough thereareplentymorefishinthesea Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Cleaning Fish Air Navy Seealltopics Wordoftheday damp slightlywet,ofteninanunpleasantway