Things that are plentiful exist in such large amounts or numbers that there is enough for people's wants or needs.
Fish are plentiful in the lake.
...a plentiful supply of vegetables and salads and fruits.
plentifullyadverb
Nettle grows plentifully on any rich waste ground.
More Synonyms of plentiful
plentiful in British English
(ˈplɛntɪfʊl)
adjective
1.
ample; abundant
2.
having or yielding an abundance
a plentiful year
Derived forms
plentifully (ˈplentifully)
adverb
plentifulness (ˈplentifulness)
noun
plentiful in American English
(ˈplɛntɪfəl)
adjective
1.
having or yielding plenty
2.
sufficient or more than enough; abundant
SYNONYMY NOTE: plentiful implies a large or full supply [a plentiful supply of food]; abundant implies a very plentiful or very large supply [a forest abundant in wild game]; copious, now used chiefly with reference to quantity produced, used, etc., implies a richor flowing abundance [a copious harvest, discharge, etc.]; profuse implies a giving or pouring forth abundantly or lavishly, often to excess [profuse in his thanks]; ample applies to that which is large enough to meet all demands [his savings are ample to see him through this crisis]
OPPOSITES: scarce, scant
Derived forms
plentifully (ˈplentifully)
adverb
plentifulness (ˈplentifulness)
noun
Examples of 'plentiful' in a sentence
plentiful
It was wonderful up in the hills - almost as wonderful as down at home with Ranisa, and game was plentiful.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2001)
They were sitting in the inner hall at Bargate, where plentiful wood enabled their mother to keep the fire in until spring came.
NULL DARE CALL IT TREASON (2001)
We had a good bit of rain sometime back, and the grass is unusually plentiful for this season.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2001)
In other languages
plentiful
British English: plentiful ADJECTIVE
Things that are plentiful exist in such large amounts or numbers that there is enough for people's wants or needs.
Fish are plentiful in the lake.
American English: plentiful
Brazilian Portuguese: abundante
Chinese: 富足的
European Spanish: abundante
French: abondant
German: reichlich
Italian: abbondante
Japanese: 豊富な
Korean: 풍부한
European Portuguese: abundante
Latin American Spanish: abundante
Chinese translation of 'plentiful'
plentiful
(ˈplɛntɪful)
adj
[food, supply, resources]大量的 (dàliàng de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
existing in large amounts or numbers
a plentiful supply
Synonyms
abundant
There is an abundant supply of labour.
liberal
Make liberal use of spices in the recipe.
generous
a room with a generous amount of storage space
lavish
American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.
complete
ample
The design gave ample space for a good-sized kitchen.
infinite
overflowing
The great hall was overflowing with people.
copious
He drank copious quantities of tea and coffee.
inexhaustible
bountiful
The land is bountiful and no one starves.
profuse
This plant produces profuse bright-blue flowers.
thick on the ground
bounteous (literary)
plenteous
the plenteous mead that had been given to him
Opposites
sparing
,
inadequate
,
insufficient
,
scarce
,
small
,
scant
,
sparse
,
deficient
,
skimpy
,
thin on the ground
2 (adjective)
a celebration that gives thanks for a plentiful harvest
Synonyms
productive
fertile and productive soil
bumper
fertile
the rolling fertile countryside of Ireland
prolific
a prolific writer of novels and short stories
fruitful
blossoms on a fruitful tree
luxuriant
wide spreading branches and luxuriant foliage
plenteous
The harvest is truly plenteous.
Seeabundant
Synonyms of 'plentiful'
plentiful
Explore 'plentiful' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of fertile
Definition
highly productive
the rolling fertile countryside of Ireland
Synonyms
productive,
rich,
flowering,
lush,
fat,
yielding,
prolific,
abundant,
plentiful,
fruitful,
teeming,
luxuriant,
generative,
fecund,
fruit-bearing,
flowing with milk and honey,
plenteous
in the sense of fruitful
blossoms on a fruitful tree
Synonyms
productive,
prolific,
abundant,
plentiful,
rich,
flush,
spawning,
copious,
profuse,
plenteous
in the sense of generous
Definition
large or plentiful
a room with a generous amount of storage space
Synonyms
plentiful,
lavish,
ample,
abundant,
full,
rich,
liberal,
overflowing,
copious,
bountiful,
unstinting,
profuse,
bounteous (literary),
plenteous
in the sense of lavish
Definition
very generous in giving
American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.