Plentiful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

existing in great number or quantity

affording an abundant supply

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈɛntifəl/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈɛntifəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈɛntifəl/

3 syllables Say it as /plˈɛntifəl/.

Examples

rhinoceroses were once plentiful here
had ample food for the party
copious provisions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rich ample copious plenteous bountiful

Parts of Speech

adjective	existing in great number or quantity “rhinoceroses were once plentiful here”
adjective	affording an abundant supply “had ample food for the party”
adjective	producing in abundance “the bountiful earth”

Word Forms

plentifulness	noun	a full supply
ampleness	noun	the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency
copiousness	noun	the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
plenty	noun	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenteousness	noun	a full supply
richness	noun	the property of being extremely abundant
bountifulness	noun	the property of copious abundance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reichlich

in großer Zahl oder Menge vorhanden

🇫🇷French

copieux

existant en grand nombre ou en grande quantité

🇪🇸Spanish

abundante

existiendo en gran número o cantidad

🇮🇹Italian

abbondante

esistenti in gran numero o quantità

🇳🇱Dutch

overvloedig

die in grote aantallen of hoeveelheden bestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

abundante

existente em grande número ou quantidade

🇷🇺Russian

обильный

существующий в большом количестве или количестве

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचुर

बड़ी संख्या या मात्रा में विद्यमान

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচুর

প্রচুর সংখ্যায় বা পরিমাণে বিদ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏராளமான

அதிக எண்ணிக்கையில் அல்லது அளவில் உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

సమృద్ధిగా

పెద్ద సంఖ్యలో లేదా పరిమాణంలో ఉన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

भरपूर

मोठ्या संख्येने किंवा प्रमाणात विद्यमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુષ્કળ

મોટી સંખ્યામાં અથવા જથ્થામાં અસ્તિત્વમાં છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാരാളം

വലിയ സംഖ്യയിലോ അളവിലോ നിലവിലുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਪੂਰ

ਵੱਡੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੌਜੂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہت زیادہ

بڑی تعداد یا مقدار میں موجود

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丰富

大量存在

🇯🇵Japanese

豊富な

大量に存在する

🇰🇷Korean

풍부한

많은 수 또는 수량으로 존재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dồi dào

tồn tại với số lượng lớn hoặc số lượng

🇹🇭Thai

อุดมสมบูรณ์

ที่มีอยู่เป็นจำนวนมากหรือปริมาณมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

banyak

ada dalam jumlah atau kuantitas yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

sagana

umiiral sa malaking bilang o dami

🇲🇾Malay

melimpah ruah

wujud dalam jumlah atau kuantiti yang banyak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وفيرة

الموجودة بكثرة أو بكمية كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

فراوان

موجود در تعداد یا مقدار زیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

bol

çok sayıda veya miktarda mevcut

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹפֵעַ

קיימים במספר רב או בכמות רבה

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