Plentiness

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The condition of existing in large quantities so that there is more than enough of something
2. An abundance of supplies or resources that leaves nothing lacking for those who need them
3. Copious amounts of something available in a generous, ample supply without any shortage

Etymology: "Plentiness" is a plain compound: the noun "plenty" with the suffix "-ness," which English has long attached to adjectives and nouns to turn a quality into a state or condition. "Plenty" itself came into English from Old French "plenté," which in turn came from Latin "plenitas," meaning fullness, so the word's root sense has always been a container or measure brought to the brim. The noun was formed in Middle English as "plentenes" or "plentenesse," built on the same base as "plenty." That earlier spelling shows the stem and the suffix sitting side by side, which is why the word reads so transparently today: a state of plenty, or abundance itself.

Synonyms: abundance, plenty, plenitude, profusion, copiousness

Antonyms: scarcity, dearth, paucity, lack, want