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pronoun / noun / adverb

plenty

PLEN-tee/plˈɛnti/

Enough or more than enough.

The overflowing basket and nearby apples provide plenty for everyone.

A broad harvest basket filled generously above its rim with apples, with more apples gathered beside it, making a large amount immediately visible.
Etymology
plentyLatinfullness

Latin plenitas meant fullness. That idea became abundance or as much as one could desire, connecting plenty with both a large amount and enough to satisfy a need.

In context

Beginner's Garden - Journey with Jill6:37
we have a large space they could but we felt like this was plenty for the amount of chickens that we have to be able to come and free range and just hang out in the garden
Our Chicken Tunnels, Coop, and Run Setup around the Garden

More examples

  • We have plenty of time before the train.
  • There was plenty to discuss after the meeting.
  • The room is plenty warm without another heater.

Forms

plenty

Similar words

enough
Indicates sufficiency without necessarily suggesting abundance.
abundance
A noun emphasizing a large supply rather than mere sufficiency.