Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable, postpositional)In a generous or overlarge quantity.

    We have helpers aplenty but lack the skilled support.

    There are apples aplenty for all of us.

    im Überfluss

    в изобилииv izobilii

Examples

4 sentences

  1. They had opportunities aplenty, but didn’t seize any.

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  2. Thou hast seen poverty aplenty, but thou art rich of mind.

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  3. Comparisons aplenty are being made.

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  4. We should plant aplenty of cherry and small fruit trees to yield feed for birds.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in an overlarge quantity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in an overlarge quantity:

Origin

From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty.

From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Synonyms

1 synonyms
galore

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aphrodisiacaphroditeapiaryapieceaplombapneaapocalypse

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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