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The synonyms of “Plethora” are: embarrassment, overplus, superfluity, abundance, lot, mass, host, plenitude, cornucopia, riot
Plethora as a Noun
Definitions of "Plethora" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plethora” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- An excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.
- Extreme excess.
- A large or excessive amount of something.
Synonyms of "Plethora" as a noun (10 Words)
| abundance | The state or condition of having a copious quantity of something; plentifulness. The tropical island boasts an abundance of wildlife. |
| cornucopia | The property of being extremely abundant. The festival offers a cornucopia of pleasures. |
| embarrassment | A person or thing causing feelings of embarrassment. An embarrassment of riches. |
| host | A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. Innsbruck once played host to the Winter Olympics. |
| lot | A plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use. Has a happy lot. |
| mass | A large number of people or objects crowded together. Multiply the mass of the payload by the distance travelled. |
| overplus | A surplus or excess. An overplus of one ingredient. |
| plenitude | A full supply. The plenitude of the Pope s powers. |
| riot | A state of disorder involving group violence. The garden was a riot of colour. |
| superfluity | The state of being superfluous. A superfluity of unoccupied time. |
Usage Examples of "Plethora" as a noun
- Allen won a plethora of medals during his illustrious career.
- A plethora of committees and subcommittees.
Associations of "Plethora" (30 Words)
| abundant | Present in great quantity. An abundant supply of water. |
| bountiful | Large in quantity; abundant. Bountiful compliments. |
| bountifulness | The property of copious abundance. |
| bounty | A sum paid by the state to encourage trade. They do not qualify for their bounty because they have spent insufficient time at summer camp. |
| cloy | Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment. A curious bitter sweetness that cloyed her senses. |
| copious | Affording an abundant supply. She took copious notes. |
| excess | Excessive indulgence. Trying to lose excess weight. |
| galore | In abundance. Whiskey galore. |
| glut | An excessively abundant supply of something. There is a glut of cars on the market. |
| lavishly | In a rich and lavish manner. Lavishly decorated. |
| lot | Divide items into lots for sale at an auction. Nineteen lots failed to sell. |
| luxuriant | (of hair) thick and healthy. She tossed her luxuriant dark hair. |
| many | The majority of people. Many directions. |
| mellowness | Kindheartedness through maturity or old age. The cheap wine had no body no mellowness. |
| myriad | (chiefly in classical history) a unit of ten thousand. The myriad political scene. |
| outnumber | Be more numerous than. Women outnumbered men by three to one. |
| oversupply | Supply with too much or too many. Oversupply causes prices to fall. |
| plenitude | A full supply. An ancient Celtic god thought to bring a plenitude of wealth or food. |
| plenteous | Affording an abundant supply. A plenteous grape harvest. |
| plentiful | Existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant. Food is plentiful. |
| plentitude | A full supply. |
| plenty | A situation in which food and other necessities are available in sufficiently large quantities. I ve had plenty thanks. |
| profuse | (of a person) extravagant. They are profuse in hospitality. |
| prosperity | The state of being prosperous. A long period of peace and prosperity. |
| replete | Deeply filled or permeated. I went out into the sun drenched streets again replete and relaxed. |
| repletion | The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more. |
| superfluity | An unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something. Servants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity. |
| surfeit | Supply or feed to surfeit. I am surfeited with shopping. |
| surplus | The excess value of a company’s assets over the face value of its stock. Surplus cheese distributed to the needy. |
| voluminous | (of clothes) very loose or full; having much fabric. He sank into a voluminous armchair. |