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Plentiful vs Populous - What's the difference?

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Plentiful is a related term of populous.


As adjectives the difference between plentiful and populous

is that plentiful is existing in large number or ample amount while populous is having a large population.

plentiful

English

Alternative forms

* plentifull (archaic)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Existing in large number or ample amount.
    • a plentiful harvest
    a plentiful supply of water
    She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.
  • Yielding abundance; fruitful.
    • Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.
  • (obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
  • * Francis Bacon
    • He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * plenteous * plenty

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    populous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a large population.
    • ''China is the most populous country in the world.
  • (of a, language) Spoken by a large number of people.
    • Chinese is the most populous language.
  • * Victoria Fromkin, ?Robert Rodman, ?Nina M. Hyams, An Introduction to Language (ISBN 1111784094), page 524:
    • The Sino-Tibetan family includes Mandarin, the most populous language in the world, spoken by more than one billion Chinese.
  • Densely]] [[populate, populated.
    • The Nile delta is a populous region.
  • Crowded with people.
    • Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.