Plethora

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: plĕʹthÉ™rÉ™, IPA: /ˈplɛθəɹə/, /plɪˈθɔɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Origin

From Late Latin plethora (earlier pletura), from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthōrē, "fullness"), from πλήθω (plēthō, "I fill").

Full definition of plethora

Noun

1. (usually followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world.
• JeffreyHe labours under a plethora of wit and imagination.
2. (medicine, archaic) An excess of red blood cells or bodily humours.

Synonyms

• (excess, abundance) glut, myriad, surfeit, superfluity, slew

Related terms

• plethoric

Anagrams

• tropheal