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Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of plentitude in a Sentence
that new baby is in for a plentitude of love
a plentitude of lumber for the current housing market
Recent Examples on the Web
The Breuer clearly had nothing in common with that gilded age mansion-turned-museum, with its plentitude of portraits of pretty ladies.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
Volunteers can do a plentitude of work at St. Mary's Food Bank, such as filling food boxes, distributing those boxes to families or helping with special events.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2023
The economic plentitude due to the productivity driven by STEM fields is at the end of the day at the service of the finer aspects of culture.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2011
With a plentitude of speakers, including Colorado right-wing podcaster Joe Oltmann and supporters from other states such as California and Wisconsin, the protest was a peaceful and nonviolent demonstration with no law enforcement present.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
The market for undeveloped land is imperfect but it is not populated with a plentitude of stupid people.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 June 2021
But there is one medium where Nguyen sees the possibility of narrative plentitude for Asian American stories: literature.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2020
Formerly a private chef, Salls leans toward healthful cooking with organic ingredients and a plentitude of paleo, gluten-free and vegetarian options.
—June Naylor, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2020
Not to mention six full and two partial bathrooms that give everyone enough space to get ready for the plentitude of parties and the big family feast.
—Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 27 Oct. 2015
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Word History
Etymology
by alteration (with -t- from plenty entry 2)
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near plentitude
Cite this Entry
“Plentitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plentitude. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
plentitude
noun
plen·ti·tude
ˈplen(t)-ə-ˌt(y)üd
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