plenitude
noun
plen·i·tude ˈple-nə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
1
: the quality or state of being full : completeness
2
: a great sufficiency : abundance
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Plenitude was first recorded in English during the 15th century and ultimately comes to us from "plenus," the Latin word for "full." "Plenus" has also given us "plenty," which in turn influenced a variation on "plenitude": "plentitude." Some usage commentators have objected to "plentitude," but it has been in use since the early 1600s and has appeared in the works of such writers as Henry James and Sir Walter Scott. Both words are used in the same sorts of contexts, but "plentitude" is not used as frequently as "plenitude."
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
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Example Sentences
She has gathered a plenitude of information on the topic. there's a plenitude of natural beauty in the state
Recent Examples on the Web And in the amorphous plenitude beyond the deal lies the free. 
Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 In the museums in Athens the fruits of this quest were preserved in countless cavernous galleries, the faces and forms of antiquity that in their extraordinary plenitude constituted a statement about the desire of man to make his mark. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Metaphorically speaking, books are always taking us to the big city, opening our eyes to the world’s plenitude and diversity. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 No drums like them, with such a plenitude of notes, were then in existence. Richard Preston, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 And that’s not even taking into consideration the plenitude of Thailand, a country of 70 million people who can enjoy multiple types of eggplant and innumerable varieties of shrimp paste. New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021 Thus with a trans-temporal jump do the pathologies of one time destroy the plenitude of another. Jack Butler, National Review, 5 Dec. 2020 If not, a bargain can be struck between giver and gifted, allowing anxieties about unearned plenitude to be assuaged. Matthew Sweet, The Economist, 4 Dec. 2020 The clients often have a plenitude of bedrooms or bunks and boast of their large families. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020 See More
Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 In the museums in Athens the fruits of this quest were preserved in countless cavernous galleries, the faces and forms of antiquity that in their extraordinary plenitude constituted a statement about the desire of man to make his mark. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Metaphorically speaking, books are always taking us to the big city, opening our eyes to the world’s plenitude and diversity. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022 No drums like them, with such a plenitude of notes, were then in existence. Richard Preston, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021 And that’s not even taking into consideration the plenitude of Thailand, a country of 70 million people who can enjoy multiple types of eggplant and innumerable varieties of shrimp paste. New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021 Thus with a trans-temporal jump do the pathologies of one time destroy the plenitude of another. Jack Butler, National Review, 5 Dec. 2020 If not, a bargain can be struck between giver and gifted, allowing anxieties about unearned plenitude to be assuaged. Matthew Sweet, The Economist, 4 Dec. 2020 The clients often have a plenitude of bedrooms or bunks and boast of their large families. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin plēnitūdō, from plēnus "full" + -i- -i- + -tūdō -tude — more at full entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
plenitude
noun
1
as in loads
a considerable amount there's a plenitude of natural beauty in the state Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- loads
- plenty
- ton
- slew
- hundred
- wealth
- dozen
- abundance
- quantity
- deal
- lot
- bunch
- chunk
- pile
- much
- plentitude
- raft
- myriad
- bundle
- multiplicity
- stack
- profusion
- oodles
- scads
- basketful
- volume
- gobs
- heap
- plateful
- mountain
- truckload
- yard
- boatload
- bucket
- mass
- reams
- fistful
- sheaf
- peck
- bushel
- sight
- good deal
- carload
- pack
- shipload
- lashings
- spate
- passel
- store
- all kinds (of)
- pot
- thousands
- barrel
- potful
- mess
- wad
- quite a bit
- superabundance
- multitude
- overabundance
- surplus
- lashins
- surfeit
- plethora
- flood
- excess
- score
- superfluity
- sea
- overmuch
- million
- rash
- plague
- bonanza
- oversupply
- bevy
- overflow
- host
- embarrassment
- deluge
- epidemic
- redundancy
- crowd
- throng
- swarm
- overage
- overkill
- horde
- flock
- army
- legion
- cram
- zillion
- press
- trillion
- crush
- herd
- drove
- mob
- gazillion
- jillion
- kazillion
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- taste
- spot
- handful
- shade
- hint
- touch
- bit
- trace
- modicum
- ray
- particle
- suspicion
- sprinkling
- grain
- shadow
- ounce
- scruple
- glimmer
- pittance
- molecule
- atom
- fragment
- pinch
- mouthful
- speck
- strain
- smattering
- mote
- mite
- peanuts
- sprinkle
- shred
- scintilla
- streak
- dram
- lick
- iota
- dot
- ace
- whit
- absence
- scrap
- dab
- granule
- crumb
- tad
- nip
- smidgin
- portion
- jot
- tittle
- lack
- little
- scarcity
- morsel
- dash
- smidgeon
- paucity
- smidgen
- driblet
- section
- piece
- shortage
- dearth
- flyspeck
- smidge
- smatter
- fleck
- drop
- poverty
- deficiency
- insufficiency
- shot
- nubbin
- inadequacy
- famine
- meagerness
- deficit
- scarceness
- scantiness
- want
- undersupply
- skimpiness
- scantness
2
as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs a plenitude of food for the dinner party Synonyms & Similar Words
- abundance
- plenty
- wealth
- plentitude
- superabundance
- plethora
- sufficiency
- cornucopia
- feast
- competence
- adequacy
- embarrassment of riches
- surplus
- amplitude
- competency
- copiousness
- richness
- liberality
- surfeit
- excess
- fecundity
- fruitfulness
- opulence
- fertility
- superfluity
- luxuriance
- superfluousness
- ampleness
- lavishness
- overdose
- overflow
- oversupply
- overkill
- redundancy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deficiency
- insufficiency
- scarcity
- paucity
- inadequacy
- poverty
- undersupply
- sterility
- barrenness
- infertility