Plenty vs. Many

Plenty vs. Many — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Plenty and Many

Plentynoun

A more-than-adequate amount.

We are lucky to live in a land of peace and plenty.

Manydeterminer

An indefinite large number of.

many people enjoy playing chess;there are many different ways to cook a meal

Plentypronoun

More than enough.

I think six eggs should be plenty for this recipe.

Manypronoun

A collective mass of people.

Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the manyA great many do not understand this.

Plentyadverb

More than sufficiently.

This office is plenty big enough for our needs.

Manypronoun

An indefinite large number of people or things.

Many are called, but few are chosen.
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Plentyadverb

(colloquial) Used as an intensifier, very.

She was plenty mad at him.

Manynoun

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

Plentydeterminer

(nonstandard) much, enough

There'll be plenty time later for that

Manynoun

A considerable number.

Plentydeterminer

(nonstandard) many

Get a manicure. Plenty men do it.

Manyadjective

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number;

many temptationsthe temptations are manya good manya great manymany directionstake as many apples as you liketoo many clouds to seenever saw so many people
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Plentyadjective

(obsolete) plentiful

Plentynoun

a full supply;

there was plenty of food for everyone

Plentynoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

a batch of lettersa deal of troublea lot of moneyhe made a mint on the stock marketit must have cost plenty

Plentyadverb

as much as necessary;

Have I eaten enough?I've had plenty, thanks