Replete

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpliːt/

Definitions

1. Filled completely or abundantly supplied with something, often to the point of excess
2. Fully stocked or abundantly filled up with a particular substance or quality, frequently to an overwhelming degree
3. Lacking nothing, being thoroughly filled or supplied with something, sometimes excessively so

Etymology: "Replete" arrived in English from Old French "replet", which came from Latin "repletus", the past participle of "replere", meaning "to fill up again or fill completely." The Latin verb is built from "re-", meaning "again" or "back", and "plere", meaning "to fill", a root it shares with "plenus" ("full"), the source of English "plenty" and "plenary." So the word's core idea is simply fullness, reinforced by the prefix suggesting filling right up. In English, the word appeared in Middle English as both an adjective and a verb, "repleten," and the adjective has kept its sense of being filled to the point of excess. Its everyday companion "replete" still carries that heavy, satisfied quality, most often describing a person stuffed after a large meal or a place crammed with something.

Synonyms: full, filled, sated

Antonyms: empty, depleted, lacking