plentiful
pronunciation
How to pronounce plentiful in British English:
UK [ˈplentɪfl]
How to pronounce plentiful in American English:
US [ˈplentɪfl]
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- Adjective:
- existing in great number or quantity
- affording an abundant supply
- producing in abundance
Word Origin
- plentiful (adj.)
- late 15c., from plenty + -ful. Related: Plentifully.
Example
- 1. Unlike the china of the 1990s , job opportunities are plentiful today , particularly for young urbanites .
- 2. They also catch plentiful fish off the coast .
- 3. Nations with plentiful natural resources face extra risks .
- 4. Papermakers turned to a plentiful source of low-grade cellulose : trees .
- 5. For years , the livestock industry was the main buyer of cheap and plentiful corn .