ample; abundant having or yielding an abundance: a plentiful year
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plen•ti•ful /ˈplɛntɪfəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- providing or yielding an amount or quantity that is more than enough:a plentiful harvest.
plen•ti•ful
(plen′ti fəl),USA pronunciation adj.
plen′ti•ful•ly, adv.
plen′ti•ful•ness, n.
- existing in great plenty:Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- yielding abundantly:a plentiful source of inspiration.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; see plenty, -ful
plen′ti•ful•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Plentiful, ample, abundant, bountiful describe a more than adequate supply of something. Plentiful suggests an over-adequate quantity:a plentiful supply.Ample suggests a more than adequate quality as well:to give ample praise.Abundant implies a greater degree of plenty, and bountiful a still more ample quality as well:an abundant, even a bountiful, harvest.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fruitful, bounteous, productive; luxuriant.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sparse, scanty.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged barren, fruitless, sterile.
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