different between plentiful vs numberless

English

Alternative forms

• plentyful, plentifull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pl?nt?fl?/

Adjective

plentiful (comparative plentifuller or plentifuler or more plentiful, superlative plentifullest or plentifulest or most plentiful)

1. Existing in large number or ample amount.

   a plentiful harvest

   a plentiful supply of water

   She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.

2. Yielding abundance; fruitful.

   Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.
3. (obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Expense

     He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:plentiful

Derived terms

• plentifully
• plentifulness

Related terms

• plenteous
• plenty

Translations

Further reading

• plentiful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• plentiful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• plentiful at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

number +? -less.

Adjective

numberless (not comparable)

1. Without number; having too many to count.

   The stars are as numberless as the grains of sand on a beach.

   • 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt

     The lunch […] consisted […] of […] lobster mayonnaise, cold game sausages, an immense veal and ham pie farced with eggs, truffles, and numberless delicious flavours; besides kickshaws, creams and sweetmeats.

Synonyms

• (without number): countless, endless; see also Thesaurus:innumerable