Meaning
A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Anglo-Norman plent(é) + -y, from Middle English plentie, plentee, plente, from Anglo-Norman plenté, from Old French plenté, from Latin plēnitātem, accusative of plēnitās (“fullness”), from plenus (“complete, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), from which English full also comes, via Proto-Germanic. Related to the Latin derivatives replenish, plenary, complete, deplete, replete.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: