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plentiful

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plen·ti·ful  (plnt-fl)
adj.
1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply.
2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest.

plenti·ful·ly adv.
plenti·ful·ness n.
Synonyms: plentiful, abundant, ample, copious, plenteous
These adjectives mean being fully as much as one needs or desires: a plentiful supply; the artist's abundant talent; ample space; copious provisions; a plenteous crop of wheat.
Antonym: scant

plentiful [ˈplɛntɪfʊl]
adj
1. ample; abundant
2. having or yielding an abundance a plentiful year
plentifully  adv
plentifulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.plentiful - existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
2.plentiful - affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
3.plentiful - producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

plentiful
adjective
1. abundant, liberal, generous, lavish, complete, ample, infinite, overflowing, copious, inexhaustible, bountiful, profuse, thick on the ground, bounteous (literary), plenteous a plentiful supply
abundant sparing, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, small, scant, sparse, deficient, skimpy, thin on the ground
2. productive, bumper, fertile, prolific, fruitful, luxuriant, plenteous a celebration that gives thanks for a plentiful harvest
Translations
plentiful [ˈplentɪfʊl] ADJ [wildlife, game, hair] → abundante
a plentiful supply ofun suministro abundante de ...
eggs are now plentiful or in plentiful supplyahora hay abundancia de huevos, ahora abundan los huevos
plentiful [ˈplɛntifʊl] adjabondant(e)
a plentiful supply of sth → d'abondantes réserves de qch
to be plentiful → abonder
Fish are plentiful in the lake → Les poissons abondent dans le lac
plentiful
adjreichlich; commodities, gold, minerals etcreichlich or im Überfluss vorhanden; hairvoll; to be in plentiful supplyreichlich or im Überfluss vorhanden sein
plentiful [ˈplɛntɪfʊl] adjabbondante
to be in plentiful supply → abbondare, esserci in gran quantità
plentiful [ˈplɛntɪfʊl] adjabbondante
to be in plentiful supply → abbondare, esserci in gran quantità


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A man had need, if he be plentiful in some kind of expense, to be as saving again in some other.
A JACKDAW, seeing some Doves in a cote abundantly provided with food, painted himself white and joined them in order to share their plentiful maintenance.
Their provisions were abundant, and plentiful enough to last the three travelers for more than a year.
 
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