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1. quantifier

If there is plenty of something, there is a large amount of it. If there are plenty of things, there are many of them. Plenty is used especially to indicate that there is enough of something, or more than you need.

There was still plenty of time to take Jill out for pizza. [+ of]

Most businesses face plenty of competition. [+ of]

Taking plenty of exercise can be of great benefit.

Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet? [+ of]

Plenty is also a pronoun.

I don't believe in long interviews. Fifteen minutes is plenty.

She's got plenty to do these days.

2. uncountable noun

Plenty is a situation in which people have a lot to eat or a lot of money to live on.

[formal]

You are all fortunate to be growing up in a time of peace and plenty.

...an area that has become a symbol of despair in the midst of America's plenty.

Synonyms: abundance, wealth, luxury, prosperity More Synonyms of plenty

3. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb]

You use plenty in front of adjectives or adverbs to emphasize the degree of the quality they are describing.

[informal, emphasis]

The water looked plenty deep.

The compartment is plenty big enough.

Keep in mind you're going to be fighting lots of men who hit plenty hard.

See in plenty

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Chinese translation of 'plenty'

plenty

(ˈplɛntɪ)

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(= lots) 大量 (dàliàng)
(= sufficient) 充足 (chōngzú)
plenty of [food, money, time] 很多 (hěn duō) [jobs, people, houses] 许(許)多 (xǔduō)
we've got plenty of time to get there 我们(們)有充足的时(時)间(間)去那里(裡) (wǒmen yǒu chōngzú de shíjiān qù nàlǐ)

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释义	Trends of plenty View usage for: plenty (plenti) 1. quantifier If there is plenty of something, there is a large amount of it. If there are plenty of things, there are many of them. Plenty is used especially to indicate that there is enough of something, or more than you need. There was still plenty of time to take Jill out for pizza. [+ of] Most businesses face plenty of competition. [+ of] Taking plenty of exercise can be of great benefit. Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet? [+ of] Plenty is also a pronoun. I don't believe in long interviews. Fifteen minutes is plenty. She's got plenty to do these days. 2. uncountable noun Plenty is a situation in which people have a lot to eat or a lot of money to live on. [formal] You are all fortunate to be growing up in a time of peace and plenty. ...an area that has become a symbol of despair in the midst of America's plenty. Synonyms: abundance, wealth, luxury, prosperity More Synonyms of plenty 3. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] You use plenty in front of adjectives or adverbs to emphasize the degree of the quality they are describing. [informal, emphasis] The water looked plenty deep. The compartment is plenty big enough. Keep in mind you're going to be fighting lots of men who hit plenty hard. 4. See in plenty More Synonyms of plenty plenty in British English (ˈplɛntɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. (often foll by of) a great number, amount, or quantity; lots plenty of time there are plenty of cars on display here 2. generous or ample supplies of wealth, produce, or resources the age of plenty 3. in plenty determiner 4. a. very many; ample plenty of people believe in ghosts b. (as pronoun) there's plenty more that's plenty, thanks adverb 5. not standard, mainly US (intensifier) he was plenty mad 6. informal more than adequately; abundantly the water's plenty hot enough Word origin C13: from Old French plenté, from Late Latin plēnitās fullness, from Latin plēnus full Plenty in British English (ˈplɛntɪ) noun Bay of Plenty plenty in American English (ˈplɛnti) nounWord forms: plural ˈplenties 1. prosperity; opulence 2. a plentiful or abundant supply; enough or more than enough 3. a large number; multitude plenty of errors adjective 4. Informal plentiful; enough; ample plenty time before lunch adverb 5. Informal fully; sufficiently; quite plenty good Word origin ME plente < MFr plenté < L plenitas < plenus, full1 More idioms containing plenty there are plenty more fish in the sea Image of plenty © Ventura, Shutterstock Examples of 'plenty' in a sentence plenty This time, Jett made it to the grab handle in plenty of time. Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002) He glanced south at the follower's camp thinking there was plenty of trouble to be found there. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002) There were plenty of people in the world who didn't have college degrees, who had nevertheless done well. Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002) Quotations Plenty has made me poorOvidMetamorphoses In other languages plenty British English: plenty /ˈplɛntɪ/ NOUN If there is plenty of something, there is a lot of it. Don't worry. There's still plenty of time. American English: plenty Arabic: كَثِير Brazilian Portuguese: abundância Chinese: 丰富 Croatian: obilje Czech: spousta Danish: overflod Dutch: veel European Spanish: abundancia Finnish: runsaus French: abondance German: Menge Greek: αφθονία Italian: abbondanza Japanese: たっぷり Korean: 충분 Norwegian: overflod Polish: obfitość European Portuguese: bastante Romanian: abundență Russian: множество Latin American Spanish: abundancia Swedish: överflöd Thai: จำนวนมากมาย Turkish: çok Ukrainian: безліч Vietnamese: nhiều Chinese translation of 'plenty' plenty (ˈplɛntɪ) pron (= lots) 大量 (dàliàng) (= sufficient) 充足 (chōngzú) plenty of [food, money, time] 很多 (hěn duō) [jobs, people, houses] 许(許)多 (xǔduō) we've got plenty of time to get there 我们(們)有充足的时(時)间(間)去那里(裡) (wǒmen yǒu chōngzú de shíjiān qù nàlǐ) 1 (noun) in the sense of abundance Definition abundance You are fortunate to be growing up in a time of peace and plenty. Synonyms abundance a staggering abundance of food wealth The city boasts a wealth of beautiful churches luxury She was brought up in an atmosphere of luxury and wealth. prosperity a life of peace and prosperity fertility He brought large sterile acreages back to fertility. profusion a delightful river with a profusion of flowers growing along its banks affluence The postwar era was one of new affluence for the working class. opulence plenitude a book with a plenitude of pictures fruitfulness copiousness plenteousness plentifulness 2 (noun) in the sense of lots of Definition a great number or amount There was still plenty of time. Synonyms lots of (informal) enough a great deal of masses of quantities of piles of (informal) mountains of a good deal of stacks of heaps of (informal) a mass of a volume of an abundance of a plethora of a quantity of a fund of oodles of (informal) a store of a mine of a sufficiency of Quotation Plenty has made me poor [Ovid – Metamorphoses] Additional synonyms in the sense of affluence The postwar era was one of new affluence for the working class. Synonyms wealth, riches, plenty, fortune, prosperity, abundance, big money, exuberance, profusion, big bucks (informal, US), opulence, top dollar (informal), megabucks (US, Canadian, slang), pretty penny (informal), wad (US, Canadian, slang), tidy sum (informal) in the sense of copiousness Synonyms abundance, plenty, richness, bounty, exuberance, fullness, cornucopia, amplitude, superabundance, lavishness, luxuriance, horn of plenty, bountifulness, plentifulness in the sense of fertility He brought large sterile acreages back to fertility. Synonyms fruitfulness, abundance, richness, fecundity, luxuriance, productiveness Synonyms of 'plenty' plenty Explore 'plenty' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of luxury Definition indulgence in rich and sumptuous living She was brought up in an atmosphere of luxury and wealth. Synonyms opulence, splendour, richness, extravagance, affluence, hedonism, a bed of roses, voluptuousness, the life of Riley, sumptuousness in the sense of plenitude Definition abundance a book with a plenitude of pictures Synonyms abundance, wealth, excess, bounty, plenty, plethora, profusion, cornucopia, copiousness, plenteousness in the sense of profusion a delightful river with a profusion of flowers growing along its banks Synonyms abundance, wealth, excess, quantity, surplus, riot, multitude, bounty, plethora, exuberance, glut, extravagance, cornucopia, oversupply, plenitude, superabundance, superfluity, lavishness, luxuriance, prodigality, copiousness in the sense of prosperity Definition success and wealth a life of peace and prosperity Synonyms success, riches, plenty, ease, fortune, wealth, boom, luxury, well-being, good times, good fortune, the good life, affluence, top dollar (informal), life of luxury, life of Riley (informal), prosperousness in the sense of wealth Definition a great amount or number The city boasts a wealth of beautiful churches Synonyms abundance, store, plenty, richness, bounty, profusion, fullness, cornucopia, plenitude, copiousness
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