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Learn the meaning of plethora, a formal word for a very large amount of something, especially more than you need or want. Find out how to use it in sentences and how to say it in different languages.
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BetaPlethora means an ample amount or number, or a bodily condition with excess blood. Learn its etymology, usage, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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BetaPlethora definition: . See examples of PLETHORA used in a sentence.
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BetaPlethora means an abundance or excess of something. If you have 15 different people who want to take you on a date, you have a plethora of romantic possibilities.
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BetaPlethora is a noun meaning an excessive amount or number, or an abundance. It comes from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness, satiety”). See also related terms, pronunciation, and usage examples.
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BetaLearn the meaning of plethora, a formal word for an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used. Find out how to pronounce it, see pictures and example sentences, and explore synonyms and related words.
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BetaThe earliest known use of the noun plethora is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for plethora is from around 1541, in a translation by Robert Copland, translator and printer. plethora is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek.
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Betaplethora (pl. plethoras) (usually, followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance. The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world. Jeffrey He labours under a plethora of wit and imagination. (medicine, archaic) An excess of red blood cells or bodily humours. Quotations. 1849, Herman Melville, Redburn. His First Voyage
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BetaPlethora means a large amount of something, especially more than you need or can cope with. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this formal word, and see how it is used in sentences.
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BetaA plethora is an overabundance.The excess here is key; in traditional usage of the word, a plethora is too much of something. Today, however, the word is often used as a synonym of plenty or many, which imply abundance but not necessarily overabundance.. Examples
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