Plenty

n. [O. Eng. plentee, plente, O. Fr. plenté, planté, plentet, planteit, Pr. plentat, plantat, plenetat, Lat. plenitas, from plenus, full.]

1Sense 1. Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; abundance; copiousness; as, we have a plenty of corn for bread. “Promising Britain peace and plenty.” Shak.

2Sense 2. Fruitfulness. [Poet.]

The seeming clouds Descend in gladsome plenty o’er the world. Thomson.

Synonyms—Abundance; exuberance. See ABUNDANCE.

a. Plentiful; abundant; copious. “If reasons were as plenty as blackberries.” Shak. They seem formed for those countries where shrubs are plenty and water scarce. Goldsmith. This word is found in reputable writers of former times, but its use is now chiefly colloquial, and it is deemed inelegant.