aplenty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈplɛnti/
Etymology
From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, postpositional) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
There are apples aplenty for all of us.
We have helpers aplenty but lack the skilled support.
We leave on time and immediately I'm aware of the Cummins underfloor engine. There are rattles aplenty - this train is old, tired, and needs a refresh.
2026 January 7, 'Mystery Shopper', “Cornish cream - without the jams?”, in RAIL, number 1052, page 47:But Fallout’s almost inexhaustible supply of sticky situations provides suspense aplenty: This may be the closest this peerless series has ever come to making us believe that the mission may actually be impossible.
2018 July 25, A. A. Dowd, “Fallout may be the Most Breathlessly Intense Mission: Impossible Adventure Yet”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| a-plenty | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
de im Überfluss (in an overlarge quantity) · pt em abundância (in an overlarge quantity) · is í miklum mæli (in an overlarge quantity) · is í ofgnótt (in an overlarge quantity) · ru в изобилии (in an overlarge quantity) · pl w bród (in an overlarge quantity) · es en abundancia (in an overlarge quantity) · sv i överflöd (in an overlarge quantity)