noun
Meaning 1
Fullness; completeness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
plenitude
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UK: /ˈplɛnɪtjuːd/
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noun
Meaning 2
Fullness (of the moon).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: heraldry and older astronomy
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An abundance; a full supply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
The metaphysical idea that the universe contains everything that is possible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
a full supply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- there was plenty of food for everyone
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plentitude
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abundance, copiousness, teemingness
History
Etymology
From Middle English plenitude, that borrowed from Anglo-Norman plenitude, Middle French plenitude, and their source, Latin plēnitūdō.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: изобилие (izobilie) — abundance, plenty
- French: plénitude — abundance, plenty
- German: Fülle — abundance, plenty
- Hindi: बहुलता (bahultā) — abundance, plenty
- Norwegian Bokmål: overflod — abundance, plenty
- Polish: obfitość — abundance, plenty
- Russian: изоби́лие (izobílije) — abundance, plenty
- Russian: оби́лие (obílije) — abundance, plenty
- Spanish: plenitud — abundance, plenty
- Ottoman Turkish: بركت (bereket) — abundance, plenty
- Bulgarian: пълнота (pǎlnota) — fullness, completeness
- Bulgarian: цялост (cjalost) — fullness, completeness
- French: plénitude — fullness, completeness
- Norwegian Bokmål: overflod — fullness, completeness
- Norwegian Bokmål: rikdom — fullness, completeness
- Polish: pełnia — fullness, completeness
- Russian: полнота́ (polnotá) — fullness, completeness
- Spanish: plenitud — fullness, completeness