- ample; abundant
- having or yielding an abundance: a plentiful year
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
plen•ti•ful /ˈplɛntɪfəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- providing or yielding an amount or quantity that is more than enough:a plentiful harvest.
plen•ti•ful
(plen′ti fəl),USA pronunciation adj.
plen′ti•ful•ly, adv.
plen′ti•ful•ness, n.
- existing in great plenty:Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- yielding abundantly:a plentiful source of inspiration.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; see plenty, -ful
plen′ti•ful•ness, n.
- 1. Plentiful, ample, abundant, bountiful describe a more than adequate supply of something. Plentiful suggests an over-adequate quantity:a plentiful supply.Ample suggests a more than adequate quality as well:to give ample praise.Abundant implies a greater degree of plenty, and bountiful a still more ample quality as well:an abundant, even a bountiful, harvest. 2. fruitful, bounteous, productive; luxuriant.
- 1. sparse, scanty. 2. barren, fruitless, sterile.
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plentiful /ˈplɛntɪfʊl/ adj
'plentiful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abound
- abundant
- awash
- Barmecide
- bounteous
- bountiful
- carrageen
- coal
- flush
- generous
- opulent
- profuse
- rife
- abundance
- ample
- buyers' market
- copious
- easy
- extend
- exuberant
- fat
- fill
- galore
- in
- infrequent
- littleneck
- only
- out
- plenteous
- plenty
- quasi-plentiful
- rich
- Thalia
- thin
- wealth
- scanty
- soft
- such