HyperDic: plenty

English > 3 senses of the word plenty:
NOUNattributeplenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitudea full supply
quantityplenty, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent
ADVERBallplenty, enoughas much as necessary
plenty > pronunciation
Soundspleh'niy; pleh'ntiy
Rhymesabalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy...
ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...
English > plenty: 3 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA full supply.
Example"there was plenty of food for everyone"
Synonymsplentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude
Broaderabundance, copiousness, teemingnessThe property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
Spanishlleno, plenitud, totalidad
Catalanamplitud, plenitud
Adjectivesplenteousaffording an abundant supply
English > plenty: 3 senses > noun 2, quantity
Meaning(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent.
Example "it must have cost plenty"
Synonymsbatch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
Narrowerflood, inundation, deluge, torrentAn overwhelming number or amount
haymowA mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
Broaderlarge indefinite quantity, large indefinite amountAn indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
Spanishavalancha, barbaridad, bestialidad, burrada, cantidad, cúmulo, enormidad, fajo, lote, mogollón, montaña, montón, multitud, passel, pila
Catalanapilament, apilotament, castell, cúmul, estiba, feix, lot, manyoc, muntanya, munt, passel, pila, pilot, quantitat, tou
Adjectivesplenteousaffording an abundant supply
English > plenty: 3 senses > adverb 1
MeaningAs much as necessary; ('plenty' is nonstandard) "Have I eaten enough?".
Example"I've had plenty, thanks"
Synonymenough
Catalanbastant, prou, suficientment

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