plenty

/ˈplɛnti/

name 3adv 2det 2noun 1pron 1

Collocations

ADJ.

big, enough, good, horse-radish, later, left, light, mad

There was plenty of good food left over from the party.

VERB + PLENTY

admit, gave, get, got, hoboken, hurry, labour, panic

She got plenty of sleep last night and felt refreshed this morning.

PLENTY + NOUN

blackberries, car, guests, money, oranges, people, room, water

There were plenty of guests at the wedding, so we had to set up extra tables.

PREP.

in, on, with, with

We had plenty of time to finish the project before the deadline.

Definitions

noun

A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude.

We are lucky to live in a land of peace and plenty.

During this season of distress, the discouragements to marriage, and the difficulty of rearing a family are so great that population is at a stand. In the mean time the cheapness of labour, the plenty of labourers, and the necessity of an increased industry amongst them, encourage cultivators to employ more labour upon their land, to turn up fresh soil, and to manure and improve more completely what is already in tillage

pron

More than enough.

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

adv

More than sufficiently.

This office is plenty big enough for our needs.

For the likes of her, the down-at-heels support of Hoboken pier was plenty good enough.

Used as an intensifier, very.

She was plenty mad at him.

Seeing clichés mimicked this skillfully is plenty hilarious.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a full supply

plentifulness
plenteousness
plenitude
plentitude

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

adverb — as much as necessary

enough

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

there are plenty more fish in the sea

Alternative form of there are plenty of fish in the sea.

Dry your eyes, mate / I know it's hard to take but her mind has been made up / There's plenty more fish in the sea

there are plenty of fish in the sea

There are many more potential opportunities available.

there are plenty of pebbles on the beach

Synonym of there are plenty of fish in the sea.

there are plenty more pebbles on the beach

Alternative form of there are plenty of pebbles on the beach.

Example Bank

We are lucky to live in a land of peace and plenty.

Wiktionary

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

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This office is plenty big enough for our needs.

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For the likes of her, the down-at-heels support of Hoboken pier was plenty good enough.

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She was plenty mad at him.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, plenty is marked as obsolete, US, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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