PLENITUDE


Meaning of PLENITUDE in English

ˈplenəˌtüd, -ə.ˌtyüd noun

or plent·i·tude -ntə-

( -s )

Etymology: plenitude from Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin plenitudo, from plenus full + -i- + -tudo -tude; plentitude alteration (influenced by plenty ) of plenitude — more at full

1. : the quality or state of being full : absolute fullness : completeness

death … in the plenitude of health, vigor, and aspirations — George Grote

loves and sorrows that are great are destroyed by their own plenitude — Oscar Wilde

2. : a more than ample amount or number : great sufficiency : abundance

the plenitude of plants around them — Napier Devitt

sea gulls gorge themselves on a plenitude of fish — Renate O'Connell

her long skirts are voluminous and worn over a plenitude of petticoats — Mabel S. Shelton

exchange … their Old World stone cottages and thatched barns for a plenitude of lumber — American Guide Series: Minnesota

3. of a flower : doubleness

4. heraldry : fullness of the moon

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.