plenty [ ′ p l ε n t ı ]
Begriffsfindung:- dt.: Fülle Überfluss Menge Reichtum;
adj. adv.: reichlich viel - lat.: abundantia, ubertas
- ital.: abbondanza, dovizia
- frz.: abondance
- span.: abundancia
- holl.: overvloed
- russ.: Множество Вполне
definition- a full or more than adequate amount or supply (plenty of time to finish the job)
- a large number or amount (in plenty of trouble).
- a full provision or supply.
- the state of being full or abundant.
- the quality or state of being copious PLENTIFULNESS.
Commentators object to use sense 2) in writing; it appears to be limited chiefly to spoken English. Sense 1) is literary but is no longer in common use. Many handbooks advise avoiding the adverb plenty in writing; "use very, quite, or a more precise word,"they advise. Actually plenty is often a more precise word than it is recommended. quotation If reasons were as plenty as blackberries - Shakespeare etymology Middle English plente from Old French plenté from Late Latin plenitat, plenitas from Latin plenus: full.
noun, adjective, adverb synonyms store, profusion, abundance, wealth, plenitude, prosperity, amplitude, affluence crossref. syn. opulence, multitude similar words lot, bounty, quantity, well, cornucopia, plethora, mine, sufficiency, hoard, riches, , bountifulness related words volume, abundance, enough THAT'S WHY: plenty [ ′ p l ε n t ı ] !
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