galore

adjective

ga·​lore gə-ˈlȯr 

: in large numbers or amounts : plentiful

—used postpositively

bargains galore

The New York Transit Museum spans a full block underground, with vintage cars galore.

—Margot Boyer-Dry

Synonyms

• plentiful
• abundant
• lavish
• ample
• copious
• excessive

Examples of galore in a Sentence

there was food galore at our Thanksgiving meal

with restaurants galore, the city is an epicure's delight

Recent Examples on the Web

That means quality time with our favorite relatives, beloved family traditions, gifts galore and festive feasts. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2022

Watch the entire interview above or read in below for answers galore! —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022

Arizona essentially doubled up yardage on the team with reasons galore to corner the market on momentum. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022

Most of our standouts are headlined with patterns and textiles galore. —Danielle Wright, Essence, 18 Nov. 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Irish go leor, from go, particle forming an adverbial phrase from an adjective (from go "to, till, until," going back to Old Irish co, going back to Celtic *k^wo-; akin to Old Church Slavic kŭ "to") + leor "sufficient, enough," going back to Old Irish lour, loor, going back to Celtic *lowero- or *lawero- (whence Welsh llawer "much, many"), of uncertain origin

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for galore

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

galore

adjective

ga·​lore gə-ˈlō(ə)r 

-ˈlȯ(ə)r

: abundant, plentiful

—used after the word it modifies

has charm galore