PLENTY


Meaning of PLENTY in English

n.

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

1 : plentiful in amount, number, or supply <if reasons were as plenty as blackberries ― Shakespeare>

2 : AMPLE < plenty work to be done ― Time >

usage Many commentators object to use of sense 2 in writing; it appears to be limited chiefly to spoken English. Sense 1 is literary but is no longer in common use.

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.