plenteous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈplɛntiəs/ UK /ˈplɛntiəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj existing in great abundance; plentiful (literary) The harvest was plenteous that golden autumn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · existing in great... plentifulabundantcopiousbountifulampleprofusebounteouslavish ↔ Opposites scarcescantymeagersparse Word family Derived forms plenteouslyplenteousness Related forms plentyplentifulplenitude Etymology AI details From Middle English plentevous, from Old French plentivos, from plente ('plenty'), from Latin plenitas ('fullness'), from plenus ('full'). plentivos Old French plenus Latin *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # plenteous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈplɛntiəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplɛntiəs/ ## Meanings 1. existing in great abundance; plentiful (literary) ## Examples - The harvest was plenteous that golden autumn. ## Synonyms - plentiful - abundant - copious - bountiful - ample - profuse - bounteous - lavish ## Antonyms - scarce - scanty - meager - sparse ## Derived Forms - plenteously - plenteousness ## Related Forms - plenty - plentiful - plenitude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: plentivos - Root: plenus - Root: *pleh₁- ## Etymology From Middle English plentevous, from Old French plentivos, from plente ('plenty'), from Latin plenitas ('fullness'), from plenus ('full'). ## AI Etymology Plenteous comes from Middle English plentevous, from Old French plentivos, from plente ('plenty'), from Latin plenitas ('fullness'), from plenus ('full'). The etymological trail includes Old French plentivos, Latin plenus, and Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-. As an adjective, plenteous means existing in great abundance; plentiful (literary). The same family is visible in derived forms such as plenteously and plenteousness and related forms such as plenty, plentiful, and plenitude. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown