plethora C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈplɛθərə/ UK /ˈplɛθərə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an excessive or overabundant amount of something The menu offered a plethora of vegetarian options. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an excessive or... excesssuperabundanceglutsurfeitoverabundanceprofusionsurplusabundance ↔ Opposites dearthscarcitylackshortagepaucity Word family Derived forms plethoric Etymology AI details From Late Latin plethora, from Ancient Greek plethore ('fullness, repletion'), from plethein ('to be full'). Originally a medical term for an excess of bodily fluids. plethore Ancient Greek plethein Ancient Greek *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plethora **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈplɛθərə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplɛθərə/ ## Meanings 1. an excessive or overabundant amount of something ## Examples - The menu offered a plethora of vegetarian options. ## Synonyms - excess - superabundance - glut - surfeit - overabundance - profusion - surplus - abundance ## Antonyms - dearth - scarcity - lack - shortage - paucity ## Derived Forms - plethoric ## Roots and Affixes - Root: plethore - Root: plethein - Root: *pleh₁- ## Etymology From Late Latin plethora, from Ancient Greek plethore ('fullness, repletion'), from plethein ('to be full'). Originally a medical term for an excess of bodily fluids. ## AI Etymology Plethora is from Late Latin plethora, from Ancient Greek plethore ('fullness, repletion'), from plethein ('to be full'). Originally a medical term for an excess of bodily fluids. Important recorded forms include plethore (Ancient Greek), plethein (Ancient Greek), and *pleh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an excessive or overabundant amount of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as plethoric. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown