I. ˈplentē, -ti noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English plente, plentee, plentie, from Old French plenté, from Latin plenitat-, plenitas fullness, abundance, from plenus full + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at full
1.
a. : a more than adequate number, quantity, or amount : a full supply : enough and to spare
always gave them plenty of time — Seymour Blau
cowboys on the range still do plenty of roping — S.E.Fletcher
would have plenty visitors — H.E.Scudder
b. : a large number or amount of something — used with a
a plenty of things to be done — Verne Athanas
what they asked for they got, and they asked for a plenty — American Mercury
2.
a. : an abundance especially of material things that permit a satisfactory life : a condition or time of abundance
the general feeling of plenty in this rich land — Pearl Buck
a peace that seemed to bring plenty in its train — Stringfellow Barr
b. plenties plural : plentiful amounts especially of things that constitute material comfort
drink plenties of this milk too — J.L.Weldon
3. : the quality or state of being copious : plentifulness — often used with in
down by the lake the daffodils were now in their plenty — Victoria Sackville-West
will … gain pleasure and profit in plenty — H.M.Parshley
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English plente, from plente, n.
1. : ample in amount or supply : plentiful
if reasons were as plenty as blackberries — Shakespeare
bread is never too plenty in Indian households — Willa Cather
2.
a. chiefly dialect : existing in large quantity or number
who has conies plenty to dispose of cheap — Jeremy Bentham
b. : ample , many : more than enough
he could get plenty men … to do his bidding — W.C.Tuttle
there is plenty work to be done — Time
you'll have plenty support from the other districts — Ralph Ellison
III. adverb
: more than sufficiently : abundantly , plentifully
they will talk plenty , but not about themselves — J.L.Phelan
her style is plenty vigorous enough — Florence Bullock
the nights were plenty cold — F.B.Gipson
a transatlantic holiday is plenty exciting — T.H.Fielding