galore

ga·lore
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UK/ɡəˈlɔː/US/ɡəˈloɹ/Australia/ɡəˈloː//ɡəˈlo(ː)ɹ/

adjective

In abundance.

“After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.”

Less commonFirst used late 17th c.Scrabble 7

Meanings

galore1

adjectivegalore (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepostpositionalIn abundance.First known use late 17th c.

    After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.

    2 more examples

    […]But when I had bestridden the plank, quoth I to myself, "Thou deserveth all that betideth thee. All this is decreed to me of Allah (whose name be exalted!), to turn me from my greed of gain, whence ariseth all that I endure, for I have wealth galore."

    1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 564

    I am the destroyer of mountains, the killer of kings, I always fly by yet I don't have wings. I can end basketball games or marriages with similar ease, and though I flow like a stream only water can freeze. I've murdered parents and children and house plants galore, yet, despite all this, you always want more. Who am I?

    2014, Broomshakalaka, spoken by Denny Boffa (Michael McCafferty)

    Synonyms: aplenty, abundant, abounding, ample, aplenty, brimming, copious, generous · Antonyms: dearthy, few and far between, geason, infrequent, in short supply, non-common, rare, raresome

noungalore (plural galores)

plural galores

  1. archaicAn abundance; plenty.

    I have got the Innishowen and galores of bread and cheese ready, and all the neighbours are to join us.

    1868, John Donald Carrick, The Laird of Logan, page 91
    1 more example

    The usual routine of confections and pastry follows, after which a galore of fruits of all kinds, with a chassè of excellent Mocha, the immediate servitude of which, after good dining, is, I think, universally acknowledged to be a great exhiliration.^([sic – meaning exhilaration])

    1857, Journal of Australasia, volume 2, page 38
adverbgalore (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn abundance.

    "Nice stuff, water; eh, Nora?" he remarked, complying. "Why don't you file it away a lot?" she demanded, pointing to the slight incision he had made. "I want to wallow in it galore."

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

Galore2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Narrandera council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

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adjectivein great numbers

Similar

adjectiveexisting in abundance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leh₂w-“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”
  2. Old Irishleor
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm“beside, by; near; with”
  4. Old Irishco
  5. Scottish Gaelicleòr“ample, sufficient”
  6. Irishleor
  7. Scottish Gaelicgu“to; till, until”
  8. Irishgo
  9. Scottish Gaelicgu leòr
  10. Irishgo leor
  11. Englishgalore

PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, gu leòir (“till sufficient, enough, plenty”) (compare Manx dy liooar), from Irish go, Scottish Gaelic gu (“to; till, until”) + Irish leor, Scottish Gaelic leòr (“ample, sufficient”); go, gu are derived from Old Irish co, cu (“with”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”); while leor, leòr are from Old Irish leor, from lour (“enough, sufficient”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”).

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Translations

Bulgarian в изобилие
  • в изобилие (v izobilie)in abundance
Catalan a balquena
  • a balquenain abundance
Czech spousta, habaděj
  • spoustain abundance
  • habadějin abundance
  • hojnýin abundance
  • četnýin abundance
  • vydatnýin abundance
Danish til overflod, til overmål
  • til overflodin abundance
  • til overmålin abundance
Dutch genoeg, in overvloed
  • genoegin abundance
  • in overvloedin abundance
  • te overin abundance
Esperanto abunda
  • abundain abundance
Finnish runsaasti
  • runsaastiin abundance
French en abondance, pléthore
  • en abondancein abundance
  • pléthorein abundance
German im Überfluss
  • im Überflussin abundance
Icelandic í hrönnum, ósköpin öll af
  • í hrönnumin abundance
  • ósköpin öll afin abundance
Irish go leor
  • go leorin abundance
Italian a iosa, a bizzeffe
  • a iosain abundance
  • a bizzeffein abundance
  • a gogoin abundance
  • a manettain abundance
  • a profusionein abundance
  • in abbondanzain abundance
Norwegian Bokmål i overflod
  • i overflodin abundance
Portuguese em abundância
  • em abundânciain abundance
Russian бо́лее чем доста́точно, в изоби́лии
  • бо́лее чем доста́точно (bóleje čem dostátočno)in abundance
  • в изоби́лии (v izobílii)in abundance
Scottish Gaelic gu leòr
  • gu leòrin abundance
Spanish a porrillo, a tutiplén
  • a porrilloin abundance
  • a tutiplénin abundance
  • en abundanciain abundance
  • por doquierin abundance
  • a montonesin abundance
  • por doquierain abundance
Swedish i överflöd
  • i överflödin abundance

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APA

galore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galore

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“galore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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