Plenty — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

pronoun noun adjective adverb /ˈplen-tē/ plen·ty

Meaning & Definition of Plenty

Plenty (pronoun)

  1. an adequate or more than adequate number or amount of something, a number or amount of something that is enough for a particular purpose

Plenty (noun)

  1. an abundance especially of material things that permit a satisfactory life, a condition or time of abundance

Plenty (adjective)

  1. plentiful in amount, number, or supply
  2. ample

Plenty (adverb)

  1. more than sufficiently, to a considerable degree

Plenty (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs

    "you'll have plenty of time to make your connecting flight"

    similar: abundance, cornucopia, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealth, embarrassment of riches
    related: adequacy, competence, competency, sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, liberality, excess, overdose, overflow, overkill, oversupply, redundancy, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit, surplus, copiousness, fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, opulence, richness, lavishness, luxuriance
    opposite: deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply
    near: paucity, poverty, scarcity, barrenness, infertility, sterility

  2. a considerable amount

    "plenty of people showed up"

    similar: abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard, all kinds (of), quite a bit
    related: epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng, gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, thousands, trillion, zillion
    opposite: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace
    near: atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section, absence, dearth, famine, lack, paucity, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, scantiness, scantness, skimpiness

Plenty (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. being more than enough without being excessive

    "we've picked plenty blueberries, so there'll be some left over after we make the pie"

    similar: abundant, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, cornucopian, galore, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, all kinds of, thick on the ground
    related: extra, supernumerary, surplus, abounding, blooming, overflowing, plump, replete, rich, rife, teeming, wealthy, adequate, enough, sufficient, fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, prodigal, prolific, copious, fulsome, lavish, profuse
    opposite: bare, minimal, scant, spare
    near: deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting, meager, stingy, skimpy, least, minimum, light, slight, small, barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Plenty

The most common words with a similar meaning to Plenty:

Chiefly British: lashings
abundance, cornucopia, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealth, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, pot, potful

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Plenty

Words with the opposite meaning of Plenty:

deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply, ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain

Related Words for Plenty

adequacy, competence, competency, sufficiency, ampleness, amplitude, liberality, excess, overdose, overflow, overkill, oversupply, redundancy, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit, surplus, copiousness, fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, opulence, richness, lavishness, luxuriance, epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment

Near Antonyms of Plenty

paucity, poverty, scarcity, barrenness, infertility, sterility, atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash

Origin & Etymology of Plenty

Middle English plente, borrowed from Anglo-French plenté, adaptation as quantifier of plenté "abundance, plenty:2"

First known use: 13th century

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Plenty

Words & Phrases Containing Plenty

horn of plenty, in plenty, enough/plenty to go around, enough/plenty to go round

Frequently Asked Questions about Plenty

What does "Plenty" mean?

"Plenty" means an adequate or more than adequate number or amount of something, a number or amount of something that is enough for a particular purpose. As an a pronoun, a noun, an adjective and an adverb, it is defined as: an adequate or more than adequate number or amount of something, a number or amount of something that is enough for a particular purpose. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Plenty"?

Other words for "Plenty" include abundance, cornucopia, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance and wealth. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Plenty" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Plenty"?

There are 160 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Plenty". Common alternatives include abundance, cornucopia, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealth, barrel and basketful.

What is the opposite of "Plenty"?

Antonyms of "Plenty" include deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply, ace, bit, dab and dram. Near antonyms include paucity, poverty, scarcity and barrenness.

How do you use "Plenty" in a sentence?

Examples of "Plenty" in a sentence: "you'll have plenty of time to make your connecting flight"; "plenty of people showed up"; "we've picked plenty blueberries, so there'll be some left over after we make the pie".

Is "Plenty" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Plenty" can be used as a pronoun, a noun, an adjective and an adverb, depending on the context.

Is "Plenty" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As a B1-level word, "Plenty" is typical of Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET), IELTS band 4.0–5.0, TOEFL iBT 42–71, PTE Academic 43–58, TOEIC Listening & Reading 550+.

How do you pronounce "Plenty"?

"Plenty" is pronounced /ˈplen-tē/ and divided into syllables as plen·ty.