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- Dictionaryplethora/ˈplɛθ(ə)rə/
noun
- 1. a large or excessive amount of something: "a plethora of committees and subcommittees"
- 2. an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood.
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PLETHORA definition: 1. a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal…. Learn more.
noun. pleth· o· ra ˈple-thə-rə. Synonyms of plethora. 1. : an ample amount or number : abundance, profusion. Grand Cayman offers a plethora of bustling restaurants, ritzy resorts and comfortable condos … Susanne Cummings. … a world whose credibility is threatened by the meaningless plethora of material goods it goes on producing. W. Roy Niblett. 2.
Plethora 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.
a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with: There's a plethora of books about the royal family. The plethora of regulations is both contradictory and confusing. Synonym. profusion formal. Compare. cornucopia formal. an embarrassment of riches formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
noun. overabundance; excess: His crisis brought him a plethora of advice and an almost complete lack of assistance. a large quantity or wide array; a lot: The co-op program offers a plethora of advantages for students. Visitors are drawn to the main beach, where a plethora of watersports can be enjoyed.
A plethora of something is a large amount of it, especially an amount of it that is greater than you need, want, or can cope with.
1. An abundance or excess of something: "[the pitcher's] sinker that clocks in the low nineties ... resulting in a plethora of weakly hit groundballs" (Buzz Bissinger). 2. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
Definition of plethora noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
plethora. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pleth‧o‧ra /ˈpleθərə/ noun → a plethora of something Examples from the Corpus plethora • The endemic hypochondria of the Texans was milked by a plethora of expensive clinics which most of them attended.
Plethora Definition. plĕthər-ə. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. The state of being too full; overabundance; excess. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An abnormal condition characterized by an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in some part of it. Webster's New World.
