plentiful — plentiful, plenteous, ample, abundant, copious denote in common more than adequate or sufficient yet not in excess. Something is plentiful or plenteous of which there is great or rich supply; plenteous is the more bookish term {it is also a zone… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plentiful — [plen′ti fəl] adj. 1. having or yielding plenty 2. sufficient or more than enough; abundant plentifully adv. plentifulness n. SYN. PLENTIFUL implies a large or full supply [a plentiful supply of food ]; ABUNDANT implies a very plentiful or very… … English World dictionary
plentiful — index considerable, copious, liberal (generous), ordinary, profuse, replete, rife, substantial … Law dictionary
plentiful — late 15c., from PLENTY (Cf. plenty) + FUL (Cf. ful) … Etymology dictionary
plentiful — / plenty [adj] abundant, productive abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, bumper*, chock full*, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush*, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, infinite,… … New thesaurus
plentiful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant. DERIVATIVES plentifully adverb … English terms dictionary
plentiful — adjective Date: 15th century 1. containing or yielding plenty < a plentiful land > 2. characterized by, constituting, or existing in plenty • plentifully adverb • plentifulness noun Synonyms: plentiful, ample, abundant … New Collegiate Dictionary
plentiful — plentifully, adv. plentifulness, n. /plen ti feuhl/, adj. 1. existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region. 2. yielding abundantly: a plentiful source of inspiration. [1425 75; late ME; see PLENTY, FUL] Syn. 1 … Universalium
plentiful — plen|ti|ful [ plentıfl ] adjective present or available in large quantities: a plentiful supply of strawberries Hotel rooms were plentiful and cheap. in plentiful supply (=easy to obtain or buy): Gasoline seems to be in plentiful supply. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plentiful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having or yielding plenty] Syn. prolific, fruitful, profuse, lavish, bountiful, bounteous, plenteous, unstinted, unstinting, liberal, prodigal, unsparing, inexhaustible, bottomless, replete, generous, abundant,… … English dictionary for students
