plenteous

English

Etymology

From Middle English, circa 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”)[1] (Modern French pleinté, English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, accusative of plenitas (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛn.ti.əs/

Adjective

plenteous (comparative more plenteous, superlative most plenteous)

  1. In plenty; abundant.
    His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.
    • Milton
      Reaping plenteous crop.
  2. (obsolete) Having plenty; abounding; rich.
    • Bible, Deuteronomy xxviii. 11.
      The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.

References
  1. “plenteous” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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