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plenty

plen·ty [ pléntee ]


pron 
Definition:
 
large amount: an adequate or more than adequate amount or quantity
There's plenty for the kids to do there.
Get plenty of rest.



noun 
Definition:
 
prosperity: a situation in which there is a more than adequate supply of food, money, and other necessities
had grown up in a time of plenty



adjective 
Definition:
 
amply sufficient: ample or more than sufficient ( informal )



adverb 
Definition:
 
sufficiently: used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case ( informal )
It should be plenty big enough.

[13th century. Via Old French plentet< Latin plenitas< plenus "full"]
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