plenteous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈplɛntiəs/ UK /ˈplɛntiəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
existing in great abundance; plentiful (literary)

The harvest was plenteous that golden autumn.

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Synonyms

1 adj · existing in great... plentiful abundant copious bountiful ample profuse bounteous lavish

Opposites

scarce scanty meager sparse

Word family

Derived forms plenteouslyplenteousness

Related forms plenty plentiful plenitude

Etymology

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

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# 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

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