Meanings
alternative a-plenty
- not comparablepostpositionalIn a generous or overlarge quantity.
There are apples aplenty for all of us.
3 more examples
We have helpers aplenty but lack the skilled support.
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 2018We 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 47Synonyms: galore
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIn a generous or overlarge quantity.
Origin
From earlier a-plenty, equivalent to a- + plenty.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German im Überfluss
- im Überflussin an overlarge quantity
Icelandic í miklum mæli, í ofgnótt
- í miklum mæliin an overlarge quantity
- í ofgnóttin an overlarge quantity
- í miklum mælimore than enough
- í ofgnóttmore than enough
Polish w bród
- w bródin an overlarge quantity
Portuguese em abundância
- em abundânciain an overlarge quantity
Russian в изобилии, предостаточно
- в изобилии (v izobilii)in an overlarge quantity
- предостаточно (predostatočno)more than enough
Spanish en abundancia, a tutiplén
- en abundanciain an overlarge quantity
- a tutiplénmore than enough
- a porrillomore than enough
- para dar y tomarmore than enough
Swedish i överflöd
- i överflödin an overlarge quantity
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Cite this entry
aplenty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aplenty
“aplenty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aplenty. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aplenty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aplenty.
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