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plenteousness

noun

Definition of plenteousnessnext
as in plentifulness

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  1. amplitude
  2. surplus
  3. abundance
  4. opulence
  5. overabundance
  6. surfeit
  7. plenitude
Noun
  • While the tapestry’s amplitude surpassed the metric limit, the metric itself was misleading, and the work could travel safely with no further changes.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There is genuine debate regarding the amplitude and significance of this apparent decline.
    — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
Definition of amplitude
Noun
  • South Africa has seemingly overcome its electricity crisis, with the country’s power utility, Eskom, reporting a power surplus during the winter peak-demand season, but civil society groups are wary of the surplus power being sold to data centers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But the study results overall indicate that wearables shouldn’t be the only way to track your calorie deficit or calorie surplus goal.
    — Michelle Marchante September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This second shift seemed counterintuitive and maladaptive, since peak insect abundance is directly related to snowmelt.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of abundance
Noun
  • Reincarnated as a Mandarin Oriental in 2015 and given a contemporary update, the hotel exudes opulence and glamour.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There were also stars who leaned into opulence this week, too.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of opulence
Noun
  • This is also often the case for gardens, which can suffer from an overabundance of nutrients.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
  • An overabundance of the SORLA protein protected against a number of biological processes linked to the formation of tau tangles and progression of neurodegeneration.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026
Definition of overabundance
Noun
  • And yet, the Westfield WTC has struggled with a surfeit of empty space since the beginning.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But for everybody else—renters, homebuyers, sellers—this surfeit has a cost.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of surfeit
Noun
  • But this new fullness—a plenitude that’s spiritual as well as physical—didn’t feel like a reason to complain.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • Amid other factors driving the killing, the sheer plenitude of weaponry on the streets was pivotal, said Daniel Webster, a gun-violence researcher at Johns Hopkins University.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
Definition of plenitude
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“Plenteousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plenteousness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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