- plenteous
- plenteous, plentifulThe normal word in current English is plentiful, but plenteous will be found especially in literary works of the 19c and earlier.
Modern English usage. 2014.
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Plenteous — Plen te*ous, a. [From {Plenty}.] 1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply. Reaping plenteous crop. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. The seven… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plenteous — index ample, copious, multiple, replete, rife Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
plenteous — c.1300, from O.Fr. plentiveus fertile, rich (early 13c.), from plentif abundant, from plenté abundance (see PLENTY (Cf. plenty)) … Etymology dictionary
plenteous — *plentiful, ample, abundant, copious Analogous words: & Antonyms: see those at PLENTIFUL … New Dictionary of Synonyms
plenteous — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ plentiful … English terms dictionary
plenteous — [plen′tē əs] adj. [ME plentevous < OFr < plente, PLENTY] 1. marked by or being in abundance; plentiful; copious 2. producing abundantly; fruitful; productive plenteously adv. plenteousness n … English World dictionary
plenteous — adjective Etymology: Middle English plentevous, plenteous, from Anglo French plentivus, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty Date: 14th century 1. fruitful, productive < a plenteous harvest J. G. Frazer > usually used with in or of < the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
plenteous — plenteously, adv. plenteousness, n. /plen tee euhs/, adj. 1. plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food. 2. yielding abundantly; fruitful: a plenteous harvest. [1250 1300; ME plenteus (see PLENTY, OUS); r. ME plentivous < OF… … Universalium
plenteous — adjective Of or pertaining to plenty, abundance. His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food. See Also: plenty, plentiful … Wiktionary
plenteous — See plentiful, plenteous … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
