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plenty
plen·ty P0371500 (plĕn′tē)n.1. A full or completely adequate amount or supply: plenty of time.2. A large quantity or amount; an abundance: "Awards and honors came to her in plenty" (Joyce Carol Oates).3. A condition of general abundance or prosperity: "fruitful regions gladdened by plenty and lulled by peace!" (Samuel Johnson).adv. Informal Sufficiently; very: It's plenty hot.adj. Archaic Plentiful; abundant: "Ships were then not so plenty in those waters as now" (Herman Melville).
[Middle English, from Old French plente, from Latin plēnitās, from plēnus, full; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]plenty (ˈplɛntɪ) n, pl -ties1. (often foll by of) a great number, amount, or quantity; lots: plenty of time; there are plenty of cars on display here. 2. generous or ample supplies of wealth, produce, or resources: the age of plenty. 3. in plenty existing in abundance: food in plenty. determinera. very many; ample: plenty of people believe in ghosts. b. (as pronoun): there's plenty more; that's plenty, thanks. adv4. not standard chiefly US (intensifier): he was plenty mad. 5. informal more than adequately; abundantly: the water's plenty hot enough. [C13: from Old French plenté, from Late Latin plēnitās fullness, from Latin plēnus full]
Plenty (ˈplɛntɪ) n (Placename) Bay of Plenty a large bay of the Pacific on the NE coast of the North Island, New Zealandplen•ty (ˈplɛn ti)
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adj., adv. n. 1. a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time. 2. the state or quality of being plentiful; abundance: resources in plenty. 3. an abundance, as of goods or luxuries, or a time of such abundance: the years of plenty. adj. 4. plentiful; abundant. 5. more than sufficient; ample: This helping is plenty for me. adv. 6. Informal. fully; quite: plenty good enough. [1175–1225; Middle English plente(th) < Old French plente(d), plentet < Latin plēnitātem, acc. of plēnitās fullness. See plenum, -ity] usage: The construction plenty of is standard in all varieties of speech and writing: plenty of room in the shed. The use of plenty preceding a noun, without an intervening of, first appeared in the late 19th century: plenty room in the shed. It occurs today chiefly in informal speech. As an adverb, a use first recorded in the mid-19th century, plenty is also informal and occurs chiefly in speech. All these uses are often criticized when they occur in formal contexts. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | plenty - a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitudeabundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" | | 2. |  plenty - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sightlarge indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitudedeluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | | Adv. | 1. | plenty - as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks"enough |
plentynoun1. abundance, wealth, luxury, prosperity, fertility, profusion, affluence, opulence, plenitude, fruitfulness, copiousness, plenteousness, plentifulness You are fortunate to be growing up in a time of peace and plenty.2. (usually with of) lots of (informal), enough, a great deal of, masses of, quantities of, piles of (informal), mountains of, a good deal of, stacks of, heaps of (informal), a mass of, a volume of, an abundance of, a plethora of, a quantity of, a fund of, oodles of (informal), a store of, a mine of, a sufficiency of There was still plenty of time.plentynoun1. A great deal:abundance, mass, mountain, much, profusion, wealth, world.Informal: barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck, pile.Regional: power, sight.2. Prosperity and a sufficiency of life's necessities:abundance, bounteousness, bountifulness, plenitude, plenteousness.Translationsplenty (ˈplenti) pronoun1. a sufficient amount; enough. I don't need any more books – I've got plenty; We've got plenty of time to get there. 豐富 丰富2. a large amount. He's got plenty of money. 大量 大量 adjectiveThat's plenty, thank you! 足夠的 足够的ˈplenteous (-tiəs) adjective plentiful. 豐富的 丰富的ˈplentiful adjective existing in large amounts. a plentiful supply. 多的 多的
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land of plentyA fictional or imagined utopian place where there is an abundance of everything needed to survive and flourish. A huge influx of people headed to California at the beginning of the 20th century, thinking it was the land of plenty.See also: land, of, plentythere are plenty more pebbles on the beachThere are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty more pebbles on the beach. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty more pebbles on the beach.See also: beach, more, on, pebble, plenty, therethere are plenty of (other) pebbles on the beachThere are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty of pebbles on the beach. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty of other pebbles on the beach.See also: beach, of, on, pebble, plenty, therethere are other (good) fish in the seaThere are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially if someone has recently been through something or some romantic relationship that has failed or turned out badly. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are other fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are other good fish in the sea.See also: fish, other, sea, therethere are plenty more fish in the seaThere are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially when one has recently been unlucky, unsuccessful, or has broken up with a romantic partner. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty more fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there plenty more fish in the sea.See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, therethere are plenty more where that/(one) came fromThe person that one is no longer in a relationship with, or the thing that one has lost, are easily replaceable due the abundance of similar ones. There are plenty more where she came from, Jimbo. You'll meet the right girl soon.See also: came, more, plenty, that, therethere are plenty of (other) fish in the seaThere are many other excellent or more suitable people, things, opportunities, or possibilities in the world that one may find. Said especially when one has recently been unlucky, unsuccessful, or has broken up with a romantic partner. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but there are plenty of fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself that there are plenty of other fish in the sea.See also: fish, of, plenty, sea, therehave (an amount of) plates spinningTo have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to have a number of plates spinning at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he had way too many plates spinning at the same time. You can't have all these plates spinning by yourself and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management.See also: amount, have, plate, spinningkeep (an amount of) plates spinningTo have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to keep a number of plates spinning at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he was keeping way too many plates spinning at the same time. You can't keep all these plates spinning by yourself and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management.See also: amount, keep, plate, spinningkeep (an amount of) balls in the airTo have a number of different activities in progress; to deal with or oversee a several different things at once. Rather than focusing on a single project, Tara prefers to keep a number of balls in the air at once. I'm not surprised he's so burnt out—he was keeping way too many balls in the air at the same time. You can't keep all these balls in the air and expect to stay successful for long—you need to delegate some of these tasks to lower management.See also: air, amount, ball, keepnot the only fish in the seaNot the only suitable thing, opportunity, or person one can find. Usually said of people with whom one was or hopes to be in a romantic relationship, but can be applied to a number of other situations. I know you are broken up about Janet leaving you, but she's not the only fish in the sea. I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get the job, but I'm trying to remind myself it's not the only fish in the sea.See also: fish, not, seaplenty of (something)An abundant amount of; more than is needed. Thankfully, plenty of people have signed up for the class this year. There's plenty of food, so don't feel shy about loading up your plate!See also: of, plentya gracious plentyAn adequate amount, typically in the context of food. Thanks to all of your generous donations, we have a gracious plenty to bring down to the homeless shelter. No second helpings for me, please—I've already had a gracious plenty.See also: gracious, plenty(a) gracious plenty and an elegant sufficiencyEuph. enough (food). No more, thanks. I have a gracious plenty on my plate. At Thanksgiving, we always have an elegant sufficiency and are mighty thankful for it.See also: gracious, plentyplenty of somethinglots of something; an abundance of something; enough of something. I have plenty of candy. Do you want some? This project is giving me plenty of trouble.See also: of, plentyThere are plenty of (other) fish in the sea.Fig. There are other choices. (Used to refer to persons.) When John broke up with Ann, I told her not to worry. There are plenty of other fish in the sea. It's too bad that your secretary quit, but there are plenty of other fish in the sea.See also: fish, of, plenty, sea, therenot the only fish in the seaAlso, lots or plenty of good fish in the sea ; not the only pebble on the beach. Plenty of other suitable persons, especially for a romantic relationship. For example, When Bob walked out on Sally, all we could tell her was that he was not the only fish in the sea , or Bill knew she wasn't the only pebble on the beach but he was determined to win her over . Both fish and pebble here refer to something available in large quantities. The expressions using fish have been used to comfort jilted lovers since the early 1500s. The variant using pebble was first recorded in a poem of 1896 by Henry Braistead: "If you want to win her hand Let the maiden understand That she's not the only pebble on the beach." See also: fish, not, seaplentysee under not the only fish in the sea. there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea 1. If you tell someone that there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea, you mean that there are many other people they could have a relationship with. Tell him there are plenty more fish in the sea and he's sure to find the perfect woman. If your daughter is upset because her boyfriend left her, declaring cheerfully `There are other fish in the sea' won't help. Note: This expression is sometimes varied. Remember that there are many more fish in the sea.2. If you say there are plenty more fish in the sea or there are other fish in the sea, you mean there are other opportunities that can be taken. In the case of the motor industry, there really are other fish in the sea. Note: This expression is sometimes varied. The government says there aren't enough fish in the sea to sustain current levels of employment.See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, therethere are plenty more fish in the sea used to console someone whose romantic relationship has ended by pointing out that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future. This expression alludes to the proverb there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it .See also: fish, more, plenty, sea, therethere are plenty/lots more fish in the ˈsea, there are (plenty of) other fish in the ˈsea (informal) there are many other people or things that are as good as the one somebody has failed to get: ‘I’ll never love anyone as much again.’ ‘Look, Julie, there are lots more fish in the sea, you know.’See also: fish, lot, more, plenty, sea, therePlenty
Plenty Bay of. a large bay of the Pacific on the NE coast of the North Island, New Zealand plenty
Synonyms for plentynoun abundanceSynonyms- abundance
- wealth
- luxury
- prosperity
- fertility
- profusion
- affluence
- opulence
- plenitude
- fruitfulness
- copiousness
- plenteousness
- plentifulness
noun lots ofSynonyms- lots of
- enough
- a great deal of
- masses of
- quantities of
- piles of
- mountains of
- a good deal of
- stacks of
- heaps of
- a mass of
- a volume of
- an abundance of
- a plethora of
- a quantity of
- a fund of
- oodles of
- a store of
- a mine of
- a sufficiency of
Synonyms for plentynoun a great dealSynonyms- abundance
- mass
- mountain
- much
- profusion
- wealth
- world
- barrel
- heap
- lot
- pack
- peck
- pile
- power
- sight
noun prosperity and a sufficiency of life's necessitiesSynonyms- abundance
- bounteousness
- bountifulness
- plenitude
- plenteousness
Synonyms for plentynoun a full supplySynonyms- plenitude
- plenteousness
- plentifulness
- plentitude
Related Words- abundance
- copiousness
- teemingness
noun (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extentSynonyms- good deal
- great deal
- hatful
- lot
- muckle
- passel
- peck
- mickle
- mint
- quite a little
- slew
- spate
- tidy sum
- wad
- stack
- raft
- mountain
- pile
- mass
- batch
- heap
- deal
- flock
- pot
- mess
- sight
Related Words- large indefinite amount
- large indefinite quantity
- deluge
- flood
- inundation
- torrent
- haymow
adv as much as necessarySynonyms |