plethora
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plethora
- /ˈplɛθəɹə/ UK
- /ˈplɛðəɹə/ UK
- /plɪˈθɔːɹə/ UK
- /ˈplɛθəɹə/ Canada, US
- [ˈplɛθɹə] Canada, US
- /ˈpleθəɹə/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈpleθɹə] Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔːɹə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin plēthōra, from Ancient Greek πληθώρα (plēthṓra, “fullness, satiety”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) + -η (-ē, nominal suffix).
noun plethorae · plethoras
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An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world.
Similar: glut, myriad, surfeit, superfluity, slew
- Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically. [Y]our Character at Present is like a Person in a Plethora, absolutely dying of too much Health—
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: superfluity, overplus, nimiety, embarrassment, profusion, plenty, abundance, overabundance, surplus, excess, glut, oversupply, affluence, excessive, lot, exuberance
Translations
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noun excess, abundance
| Español | plétora |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 過多 /过多 guòduō, 過剩 /过剩 guòshèng, 過量 /过量 guòliàng |
| Português | pletora, plêiade, profusão, abundância, infinidade, série |
| Français | pléthore |
| Deutsch | Fülle, Übermaß |
| Italiano | pletora |
| Ελληνικά | πληθώρα plithóra |
| Русский | изоби́лие izobílije, оби́лие obílije, избы́ток izbýtok |
| עברית | שָׁלָל shalál |
Talk about this word "plethora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/plethora. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. plethora. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/plethora "plethora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/plethora.Cite this
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title = {plethora},
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