Plethora
/ˈplɛθəɹə/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An excessive amount or number; an abundance. countable, uncountable, usually
"The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world."
- 2 extreme excess wordnet
- 3 Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically. countable, uncountable
"[Y]our Character at Present is like a Person in a Plethora, absolutely dying of too much Health—"
Example
More examples"A plethora of ineffective education programs made the president unpopular amongst fiscal conservatives."
Etymology
From Late Latin plēthōra, from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness, satiety”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) + -η (-ē, nominal suffix).