Library / English Dictionary

PLETHORA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme excess

Example:

an embarrassment of riches

Synonyms:

embarrassment; overplus; plethora; superfluity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("plethora" is a kind of...):

excess; excessiveness; inordinateness (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plethora"):

redundance; redundancy (the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded)

Derivation:

plethoric (excessively abundant)

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 Context examples: 

You have a plethora of planets supporting you—six planets in earth signs and two in friendly water signs for a total of eight out of ten heavenly bodies, including the Sun and moon—to bolster your every wish, especially in early-to-mid January.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)