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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.
PLETHORA meaning: 1. a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal…. Learn more.
Plethora definition: overabundance; excess. See examples of PLETHORA used in a sentence.
Synonyms for PLETHORA: plenty, abundance, wealth, plenitude, superabundance, cornucopia, plentitude, embarrassment of riches; Antonyms of PLETHORA: deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, paucity, scarcity, poverty, undersupply, sterility
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.
Plethora comes from a similar Greek word meaning "fullness." It was first used in English in the 16th century to describe a supposed medical condition marked by an excess volume of blood causing swelling and a reddish complexion.
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.
