plethora

pleth·o·ra  (plthr-)

n.

1. A superabundance; an excess.

2. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.

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[Late Latin plthra, from Greek, from plthein, to be full; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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plethora [ˈplɛθərə]

n

1. superfluity or excess; overabundance

2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol obsolete a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized esp by a reddish face

[via Medieval Latin from Greek plēthōrē fullness, from plēthein to grow full]

plethoric  [plɛˈθɒrɪk] adj

plethorically  adv

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Plethora an overfullness; repetition or excess.

Examples: plethora of capital, 1835; of Greeks, 1983; of words, 1868; of work.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plethora - extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" overplus, superfluity, embarrassment excessiveness, inordinateness, excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits redundance, redundancy - the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"

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plethora

noun excess, surplus, glut, profusion, surfeit, overabundance, superabundance, superfluity A plethora of books have been written on the subject.
lack, shortage, deficiency, want, scarcity, dearth

Translations

plethora [ˈpleθərə] N → plétora f

plethora [ˈplɛθərə] n → pléthore f
a plethora of → une pléthore de

plethora

n (form) → Fülle f

plethora [ˈplɛθərə] n → pletora, sovrabbondanza

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plethora [ˈplɛθərə] n → pletora, sovrabbondanza