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DictionaryplenitudeAbundant supply
noun

plenitude

PLEN-ih-tood/ˈplenɪtuːd/

A full or abundant supply.

The full harvest baskets hold a plenitude of fresh produce.

Three broad harvest baskets packed to their brims with plentiful fresh produce, with additional produce gathered neatly beside them, making an abundant supply immediately visible.
Etymology
plenitudeLatinfullness, abundance

Latin plenitudo joined the ideas of fullness, completeness, and abundance. A plenitude is thus a supply understood as full and ample.

In context

Talks at Google4:25
We needed more journalists who would be getting our stories and our voices out there. And that is the difference between narrative scarcity and narrative plenitude. Narrative scarcity means very few of the stories out there are about you
Narrative Plentitude | Viet Thanh Nguyen and Vu Tran | Talks at Google

More examples

  • The library offers a plenitude of books on local history.
  • Spring rain brings a plenitude of wildflowers to the valley.
  • Students enjoy a plenitude of choices when selecting courses.

Forms

plenitude · plenitudes

Similar words

abundance
Abundance is the more common word for a plentiful supply.
plenty
Plenty emphasizes having enough or more than needed.
profusion
Profusion suggests an especially lavish or overflowing supply.