Plenty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a full supply

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈɛnti/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈɛnti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈɛnti/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈɛnti/.

Examples

there was plenty of food for everyone
a batch of letters
a deal of trouble

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raft mint spate enough deal pot stack peck plenteousness quite a little batch great deal plentifulness lot muckle mountain pile tidy sum flock slew plentitude sight wad hatful

Parts of Speech

noun	a full supply “there was plenty of food for everyone”
noun	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent “a batch of letters”
adverb	as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard) “Have I eaten enough?”

Word Forms

plenteous	adjective	affording an abundant supply
plentiful	adjective	existing in great number or quantity
heap	verb	fill to overflow
pile	verb	press tightly together or cram
wad	verb	crowd or pack to capacity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eine Menge

eine Vollversorgung

🇫🇷French

beaucoup

un approvisionnement complet

🇪🇸Spanish

infinidad

un suministro completo

🇮🇹Italian

abbondanza

una fornitura completa

🇳🇱Dutch

veel

een volledig aanbod

🇵🇹Portuguese

bastante

um suprimento completo

🇷🇺Russian

множество

полный запас

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहुत

एक पूर्ण आपूर्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচুর

একটি সম্পূর্ণ সরবরাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறைய

ஒரு முழு வழங்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుష్కలంగా

పూర్తి సరఫరా

🇮🇳Marathi

भरपूर

पूर्ण पुरवठा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુષ્કળ

સંપૂર્ણ પુરવઠો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು

ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪೂರೈಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാരാളം

ഒരു പൂർണ്ണ വിതരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪੂਰੀ ਸਪਲਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کافی

ایک مکمل فراہمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

足够

供应充足

🇯🇵Japanese

多くの

完全な供給

🇰🇷Korean

풍부한

완전한 공급

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiều

nguồn cung cấp đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

มากมาย

อุปทานเต็มรูปแบบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

banyak

persediaan penuh

🇵🇭Filipino

marami

isang buong supply

🇲🇾Malay

banyak

bekalan penuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كثير

العرض الكامل

🇮🇷Persian

فراوان

عرضه کامل

🇹🇷Turkish

bolca

tam bir tedarik

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרבֵּה

אספקה מלאה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'plenty'?

The primary meaning of 'plenty' is 'a full supply'.

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Using 'plenty' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plenty' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plenty' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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