plenteous

[ plen-tee-uhs ]

adjective

1. plentiful; copious; abundant:

   a plenteous supply of food.

2. yielding abundantly; fruitful:

   a plenteous harvest.

plenteous

/ ˈplɛntɪəs /

adjective

1. ample; abundant

   a plenteous supply of food

2. producing or yielding abundantly

   a plenteous grape harvest

Derived Forms

• ˈplenteously, adverb
• ˈplenteousness, noun

Other Words From

• plente·ous·ly adverb
• plente·ous·ness noun
• over·plente·ous adjective
• over·plente·ous·ly adverb
• over·plente·ous·ness noun
• un·plente·ous adjective
• un·plente·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of plenteous¹

1250–1300; Middle English plenteus ( plenty, -ous ); replacing Middle English plentivous < Old French plentivos, equivalent to plentif abundant ( plent ( e ) plenty + -if -ive ) + -os -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of plenteous¹

C13 plenteus, from Old French plentivous, from plentif abundant, from plenté plenty

Example Sentences

This road trip produced plenteous fruits, even as the Wizards planted seeds of poor defense in each city along the way.

From Washington Post

To put it succinctly, Truman took the side of a tiny people with no oil against a plenteous people with lots of it.

From Washington Post

Giving people plenteous options in a private, free market would be the best way to make health insurance accessible and affordable.

From US News

Little TREMBLER, fear no more, Thou hast plenteous crops in store; Seeds, by genial sorrows sown, More than all thy scorners own.

From Project Gutenberg

He calculated that one-fifth of the produce of years so extraordinarily plenteous would serve for the seven scarce years.

From Project Gutenberg