galore

American  

[guh-lawr, -lohr] / gəˈlɔr, -ˈloʊr /

adverb

1. in abundance; in plentiful amounts.

   food and drink galore.

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galore British  

/ ɡəˈlɔː /

determiner

1. (immediately postpositive) in great numbers or quantity

   there were daffodils galore in the park

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Etymology

Origin of galore

1660–70; < Irish go leor enough, plenty ( Scots Gaelic gu leòr, leòir ), equivalent to go, particle forming predicative adjectives and adverbs + leór enough ( Old Irish lour )

Explanation

At a party with more cupcakes than anyone could imagine, you’ll hear guests say, “There are cupcakes galore!” Galore means there’s so much that it’s unbelievable. The Irish phrase go lear literally translates as “to sufficiency.” If there are sufficient enough bananas to build a house with them, you’d say that there are bananas galore. The word is an example of a postpositive adjective, which means it comes after the word it describes. So when you go to a circus and 700 clowns surround you, don’t say “There are galore clowns,” because the correct way to express your terror is this: “There are clowns galore. Help!”

Example Sentences

With his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, US figure skater Ilia Malinin's rip-roaring routines have proved a star attraction at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Read a bit lower, and there are promises of perks galore: competitive compensation, free meals, free gym membership, free health and dental care and so on.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

By springtime, we’re already inundated with recipes galore.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Singers galore are monthly recording songs from the rich 19th century classical repertory, while composers are busy making new ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

"Perhaps you are indeed right. That boy has become a blight. We are best companions once more! Let's have celebrations galore!"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda