Standard Lemma guide

galore

adj · adv · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlɔː/
  • General-American: /ɡəˈloɹ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ɡəˈloː/
  • /ɡəˈlo(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ɡəˈloə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: G AH0 L AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

In abundance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional

Examples

  • After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aplenty, abundant, abounding, ample, brimming, copious, galore, generous, lavish, numerous, overflowing, plenteous, plentiful, prodigal, profuse, prolific, teeming, bountiful, exuberant, liberal, superabundant, uberous, largifluous, plentevous, largifical, profluent

Antonyms: dearthy, few and far between, geason, infrequent, in short supply, rare, raresome, scant, scantling, scarce, selcouth, seld, seldom, selly, superrare, uncommon, unfrequent

2

adv

Meaning 2

In abundance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A locality in the Narrandera council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An abundance; plenty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, gu leòir (“till sufficient, enough, plenty”) (compare Manx dy liooar), from Irish go, Scottish Gaelic gu (“to; till, until”) + Irish leor, Scottish Gaelic leòr (“ample, sufficient”); go, gu are derived from Old Irish co, cu (“with”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”); while leor, leòr are from Old Irish leor, from lour (“enough, sufficient”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh2w- (“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”).

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: bolluca — in abundance
  • Azerbaijani: geninə-boluna — in abundance
  • Bulgarian: в изобилие (v izobilie) — in abundance
  • Catalan: a balquena — in abundance
  • Czech: spousta — in abundance
  • Czech: habaděj — in abundance
  • Czech: hojný — in abundance
  • Czech: četný — in abundance
  • Czech: vydatný — in abundance
  • Danish: til overflod — in abundance
  • Danish: til overmål — in abundance
  • Dutch: genoeg — in abundance
  • Dutch: in overvloed — in abundance
  • Dutch: te over — in abundance
  • Esperanto: abunda — in abundance
  • Finnish: runsaasti — in abundance
  • French: en abondance — in abundance
  • French: pléthore — in abundance
  • Galician: a esgalla — in abundance
  • Galician: a varrer — in abundance
  • Galician: a barullo — in abundance
  • Georgian: სიუხვე (siuxve) — in abundance
  • Georgian: უხვად (uxvad) — in abundance
  • German: im Überfluss — in abundance
  • Icelandic: í hrönnum — in abundance
  • Icelandic: ósköpin öll af — in abundance
  • Irish: go leor — in abundance
  • Italian: a iosa — in abundance
  • Italian: a bizzeffe — in abundance
  • Italian: a gogo — in abundance
  • Italian: a manetta — in abundance
  • Italian: a profusione — in abundance
  • Italian: in abbondanza — in abundance
  • Manx: dy liooar — in abundance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: i overflod — in abundance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: i overflod — in abundance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: i ovnøgd — in abundance
  • Portuguese: em abundância — in abundance
  • Russian: бо́лее чем доста́точно (bóleje čem dostátočno) — in abundance
  • Russian: в изоби́лии (v izobílii) — in abundance
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu leòr — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: и̏зобӣље — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: и̏зобӣно — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀бӣље — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̏бӣлно — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȉzobīlje — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȉzobīlno — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: òbīlje — in abundance
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȍbīlno — in abundance
  • Spanish: a porrillo — in abundance
  • Spanish: a tutiplén — in abundance
  • Spanish: en abundancia — in abundance
  • Spanish: por doquier — in abundance
  • Spanish: a montones — in abundance
  • Spanish: por doquiera — in abundance
  • Swedish: i överflöd — in abundance