aplenty C2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity Also spelled a-plenty US /əˈplɛnti/ UK /əˈplɛnti/ See IPA manual Freq #48178 Meanings 1 adj existing in a generous or more than sufficient quantity, normally placed after the noun The orchard supplied apples aplenty that autumn. 2 adv in abundance or more than enough Wildflowers grew aplenty along the riverbank. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · existing in a generous or... abundantgaloreplentiful 2 adv · in abundance or more than... abundantlyplentifully ↔ Opposites scarceinsufficient Word family Related forms plentyabundance Etymology From earlier a-plenty, formed with a- + plenty. The word commonly follows the noun it modifies, much like galore, and can also function adverbially to mean abundantly. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aplenty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /əˈplɛnti/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈplɛnti/ **Frequency rank:** 48178 ## Meanings 1. existing in a generous or more than sufficient quantity, normally placed after the noun 2. in abundance or more than enough ## Examples - The orchard supplied apples aplenty that autumn. - Wildflowers grew aplenty along the riverbank. ## Synonyms - abundant - galore - plentiful - abundantly ## Antonyms - scarce - insufficient ## Related Forms - plenty - abundance ## Etymology From earlier a-plenty, formed with a- + plenty. The word commonly follows the noun it modifies, much like galore, and can also function adverbially to mean abundantly. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown