Wealthy vs Plentiful - What's the difference?
wealthy | plentiful | Related terms |
Possessing financial wealth; rich.
Abundant in quality or quantity; profuse.
(uncountable, preceded by the) Rich people.
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(countable) A rich person.
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Existing in large number or ample amount.
Yielding abundance; fruitful.
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(obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
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Wealthy is a related term of plentiful.
As adjectives the difference between wealthy and plentiful
is that wealthy is possessing financial wealth; rich while plentiful is existing in large number or ample amount.As a noun wealthy
is (uncountable|preceded by the) rich people.wealthy
English
(wikipedia wealthy)Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
* affluent, prosperous * See alsoAntonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* independently wealthySee also
* upscaleNoun
(en-noun)citation, passage=In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.}}
plentiful
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Alternative forms
* plentifull (archaic)Adjective
(en-adj)- a plentiful harvest
- a plentiful supply of water
- She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.
- Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.
- If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.
- He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.