plenty

CEFRA2

/ˈplɛnti/

noun · adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large or more than enough amount of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    More than enough.

Examples

  • I have plenty of money with me.

  • There's still plenty of scope for improvement.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈplɛni]
  • [ˈplɛɾ̃i]

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. More than sufficiently.

  2. A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude.

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Used as an intensifier, very.

More examples

In context

  • You had plenty of time.

  • Acquire one of these and you'll have plenty of car for your money.

  • This office is plenty big enough for our needs.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Anglo-Norman plent(é) + -y, from Middle English plentie, plentee, plente, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, accusative of plēnitās (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from which English full also comes, via Proto-Germanic. Related to the Latin derivatives replenish, plenary, complete, deplete, replete.