Words / B2

PLENT-ee/ˈplenti/

Plenty means a large amount; more than enough: plenty of time; in plenty. Enough is the minimum; abundant is more formal. Plenty of anecdotes is still not a random sample. Mix-up: empty; plenary is a whole-group session. Do not write plenty as a counted n without a figure.

Meaning

A large amount; more than enough (plenty of).

Examples

• “Plenty of anecdotes is still not a random sample.”
• “There was plenty of rainfall in June, which still needs millimetres on the graph.”

Good to know

plenty of + noun; in plenty. Formal twin: abundant. Trap: plenary / empty. Methods, news, and orals. More than enough, not a sample size.

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