plen·i·tude

plen·i·tude
/ˈplɛnəˌtuːd, Brit ˈplɛnəˌtjuːd/ noun
formal
1 [singular] : a large number or amount of something

She has gathered a plenitude of information on the topic.

a plenitude of choices

2 [noncount] : the state of being full or complete

a life of happiness and plenitude [=a life in which there is plenty of food, money, etc.]


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  • plen|i|tude — «PLEHN uh tood, tyood», noun. 1. fullness; completeness: »Her force of character, emerging at length in all its plenitude, imposed itself absolutely upon its environment (Lytton Strachey). 2. plentifulness; abundance: »Its present deer population …   Useful english dictionary

  • plen|ti|tude — «PLEHN tuh tood, tyood», noun. plentiful condition; plentifulness. ╂[alteration of plenitude] …   Useful english dictionary

  • plen — plen; plen·i·po; plen·i·po·ten·tial; plen·ish; plen·i·tude; plen·i·tu·di·nous; plen·te·ous; plen·te·ous·ly; plen·te·ous·ness; plen·ti·ful; plen·ti·ful·ly; plen·ti·ful·ness; re·plen·ish; re·plen·ish·er; re·plen·ish·ment; plen·i·po·ten·tia·ry;… …   English syllables

  • tude — adap·ti·tude; al·ti·tude; am·pli·tude; ap·ti·tude; as·sue·tude; be·at·i·tude; cer·ti·tude; con·sue·tude; cor·rec·ti·tude; cras·si·tude; de·crep·i·tude; de·fin·i·tude; des·ue·tude; dul·ci·tude; ex·ac·ti·tude; fin·i·tude; for·ti·tude; grat·i·tude;… …   English syllables

  • plenitude — plen·i·tude …   English syllables

  • plenitude — plen•i•tude [[t]ˈplɛn ɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) fullness or adequacy; abundance: a plenitude of food[/ex] 2) the state of being full or complete • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L plēnitūdō. See plenum, i , tude …   From formal English to slang

  • plenitude — plen|i|tude [ˈplenıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] literary [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin plenitudo, from plenus; PLENTY3] 1.) a plenitude of sth a large amount of something ▪ a plenitude of wealth 2.) completeness or fullness …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plenitude — plen|i|tude [ pelnı,tud ] noun VERY FORMAL 1. ) singular a large amount of something 2. ) uncount the quality of being full or complete …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Plenitude — Plen i*tude, n. [L. plenitudo, fr. plenus full; cf. F. plenitude.] 1. The quality or state of being full or complete; fullness; completeness; abundance; as, the plenitude of space or power. [1913 Webster] 2. Animal fullness; repletion; plethora.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plenitude — /plen i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight. 2. state of being full or complete. [1375 1425; late ME < L plenitudo. See PLENUM, I , TUDE] Syn. 1.… …   Universalium

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