plenteous

adjective plen·te·ous \ˈplen-tē-əs\

: existing in large amounts : plentiful or abundant

Full Definition of PLENTEOUS

: fruitful, productive <a plenteous harvest — J. G. Frazer> —usually used with in or of <the seasons had been plenteous in corn — George Eliot>

: constituting or existing in plenty <plenteous grace with thee is found — Charles Wesley>

— plen·te·ous·ly adverb

— plen·te·ous·ness noun

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Middle English plentevous, plenteous, from Anglo-French plentivus, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty

First Known Use: 14th century

Synonyms: abundant, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, cornucopian, galore, generous, liberal, plentiful, plenty

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