Meaning

3 senses
  1. Existing in large number or ample amount.

    a plentiful harvest

    a plentiful supply of water

    massenhaft, reichlich

    изоби́лующийizobílujuščij, изоби́льныйizobílʹnyj, оби́льныйobílʹnyj

    existing in great number or quantity

  2. Yielding abundance; fruitful.

    Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.

    изоби́лующийizobílujuščij

    producing in abundance

  3. (obsolete)Lavish; profuse; prodigal.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. We have a plentiful supply of water.

    deWir haben einen reichlichen Wasservorrat.

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  2. Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.

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  3. The harvest was plentiful this year.

    ruУрожай в этом году был богатый.

    deDie Ernte fiel dieses Jahr reichlich aus.

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  4. Wolves live in areas where game is plentiful.

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  5. Booze was plentiful at the party last night.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
existing in large number:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
existing in large number:

Origin

From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty + -ful.

From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty + -ful.

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Forms

plentifuller/plentifuler/more plentiful, plentifullest/plentifulest/most plentiful

Synonyms

33 synonyms

Antonyms

22 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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