Plentiful Meaning
/ˈplɛntɪfl̩/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjExisting in large number or ample amount.
adjYielding abundance; fruitful.
Sentence Examples
We have a plentiful supply of water.
Wolves live in areas where game is plentiful.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farm had a ____ harvest of apples this year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The harvest was ____ this year thanks to the ideal combination of rain and sunshine.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Most of the three- and four-story white-washed buildings that we passed were built of pink coraline, which is both plentiful and fractile, and date back centuries to when Omanis and Indians based on Zanzibar dominated the African East Coast trade."
— 1997 March 30, Paula Budlong Cronin, “Unexpected Zanzibar”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2020:
"If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year."
— 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
"He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay."
— 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Expense”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The farm had a ____ harvest of apples this year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The harvest was ____ this year thanks to the ideal combination of rain and sunshine.