plenteous
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for plenteous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Existing in large amounts; abundant.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English plentewos, plentevous, and other forms, dating to around 1300, from Old French plentiveus (“fertile, rich”) (early 13th century), from plentif (“abundant”), from plenté (“abundance”) (surviving as Modern French pleinté and English plenty), from Latin plenitatem, the accusative of plenitas (“fu...
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