plenty
plenty1
pronoun
/ˈplenti/
plenty (of something) a large amount; as much or as many as you need
plenty of eggs/money/time
‘Do we need more milk?’ ‘No, there's plenty in the fridge.’
They always gave us plenty to eat.
We had plenty to talk about.
Grammar Point many / a lot (of) / lots (of)
Grammar Point much / a lot of / lots of
plenty2
adverb
/ˈplenti/
1 ​plenty more (of) (something) a lot
We have plenty more of them in the warehouse.
There's plenty more paper if you need it.
​2 plenty big, long, etc. enough (to do something) (informal) more than big, long, etc. enough
The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.
3 ​(North American English) a lot; very
We talked plenty about our kids.
You can be married and still be plenty lonely.
idioms
there are plenty more fish in the sea
plenty
noun
/ˈplenti/
uncountable (formal)
​a situation in which there is a large supply of food, money, etc.
Everyone is happier in times of plenty.
They viewed the New World as a land of plenty.
in plenty We had food and drink in plenty.
SEE ALSO horn of plenty
plenty
determiner
/ˈplenti/
(North American English or informal) ​a lot of
There's plenty room for all of you!
Word Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘fullness, perfection’): from Old French plente, from Latin plenitas, from plenus ‘full’.