plethora

pleth·o·ra

P0372600 (plĕth′ər-ə)n.1. An abundance or excess of something: "[the pitcher's] sinker that clocks in the low nineties ... resulting in a plethora of weakly hit groundballs" (Buzz Bissinger).2. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.

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[Late Latin plēthōra, from Greek, from plēthein, to be full; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]

plethora

(ˈplɛθərə) n1. superfluity or excess; overabundance2. (Pathology) pathol obsolete a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized esp by a reddish face[C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek plēthōrē fullness, from plēthein to grow full] plethoric adj pleˈthorically adv

pleth•o•ra

(ˈplɛθ ər ə)

n. 1. overabundance; excess. 2. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood. [1535–45; < New Latin < Greek plēthṓra fullness]

Plethora

 an overfullness; repetition or excess.Examples: plethora of capital, 1835; of Greeks, 1983; of words, 1868; of work.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plethora - extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"overplus, superfluity, embarrassmentexcessiveness, inordinateness, excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limitsredundance, redundancy - the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"

plethora

noun excess, surplus, glut, profusion, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity A plethora of books have been written on the subject.
lack, shortage, deficiency, want, scarcity, dearth

plethora

nounA condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:embarrassment, excess, excessiveness, exorbitance, extravagance, extravagancy, extravagantness, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit.

Translations

pléthoreafflusso di sangueeccessopletora