plentiful
/ˈplɛntɪfʊl
/ /ˈplɛntɪf(ə)l/adjective
Existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant: coal is cheap and plentiful...
- Animals were plentiful for hunting, and there was an abundance of wild cereals on the mountain ridges.
- On the night of the celebration, the beer was refreshing and the doughnuts were plentiful.
- Celebrations were plentiful and the overall spirit of the night was very high.
Synonyms
abundant, copious, ample, profuse, rich, lavish, liberal, generous, bountiful, large, huge, great, bumper, flush, overflowing, superabundant, infinite, inexhaustible, opulent, prolific, teeming
informal a gogo, galore
South African informal lank
literary bounteous, plenteous
be abundant, abound, be numerous, exist in abundance, proliferate, be thick on the ground
informal grow on trees
British informal be two/ten a penny
Derivatives
plentifully
/ adverb ...- I'm eating plentifully and the weight is cascading off.
- It was heaped far too plentifully and upset the balance of the dish with its harsh vinegar astringency.
- They'll feed you well and plentifully because that's just what they do.
plentifulness
- ‘This is a disease of plentifulness,’ said surgeon Paul Selinkoff.
- Avocados are called ‘poor man's butter ‘in the tropics because of their texture and plentifulness there.’
- In populous countries, the desire to own land is not easily gratified, because the land is scarce and dear: the plentifulness and cheapness of land in thinly-peopled countries enables almost everybody who wishes it to become a landowner.