plenitude

noun

ˈple-nə-ˌtüd How to pronounce plenitude (audio)
Definition of plenitudenext
1
as in loads
a considerable amount there's a plenitude of natural beauty in the state

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2
as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs a plenitude of food for the dinner party

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Recent Examples of plenitude No sense of plenitude or peace. — Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025 Sixteen cubits at the southern border was considered the ideal river depth for the plenitude (one cubit being around the length of a man’s forearm). — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 The plenitude of works on display alternated with a history of partial erasure. — Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 The exhibition abstains from making a spectacle of its plenitude, inviting viewers to observe stylistic and technological developments unfolding freely and associatively. — Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for plenitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plenitude
  1. loads
  2. abundance
  3. ton
  4. wealth
  5. dozen
  6. slew
  7. quantity
  8. deal
Noun
  • This is the kind of test that quickly separates a power station that merely has an impressive number printed on its case from one with an inverter and battery management system capable of handling tough, real-world loads.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Data collected from the test rig could allow manufacturers to design heat pumps and heat exchangers for high temperatures, large loads, and changing conditions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Though Latin America’s sprawling club movement is at the forefront of dance music innovation, the inclusion of women has often lagged, despite an abundance of talent.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • To hear Silicon Valley tell it, artificial intelligence will usher in a glorious new era of abundance.
    — Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of abundance
Noun
  • The Cleveland Guardians are not known for putting up a ton of runs.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Training these paths at 1/32 scale lets engineers validate AI’s spatial reasoning before deploying instructions to a real, 50-ton machine.
    — Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • The administration has pitched the accounts as a path to serious wealth.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Despite the fact that slavery had been abolished, it was transmuted into a different form, one that America continued to exploit to expand its wealth and industry.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of wealth
Noun
  • Israeli strikes in northern and southern Gaza killed three Palestinians and wounded at least a dozen others, according to health officials at Gaza hospitals.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What started as a few dozen brand-name drugs now includes a catalog of more than 800 brand-name and generic medications, offering discounts on everything from popular weight loss drugs to treatments for cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Starring alongside Amell is a slew of objectively hot influencers and models plucked straight off the TikTok FYP, including Noah Beck, Olivia Dunne, and Brooks Nader.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, this wasn’t the only episode that featured the messy, minimalist hairstyle; the look was favored across the six-season show, which premiered in 2007, and seen on a slew of characters.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of slew
Noun
  • There was also a bottle of whiskey, six bottles of Coca-Cola and smelling salts of an unspecified quantity.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When complete, these new lines will transport vast quantities of copper, a metal used in solar panels, heat pumps, batteries, and electric vehicles.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of quantity
Noun
  • The firm tends to operate in the midmarket on deals sized between $30 million and $300 million.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But the bank said its investment banking fee backlog declined from the second quarter, raising questions about the pace of deal-making in coming quarters.
    — Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of deal

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“Plenitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plenitude. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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