plethora

1. (countable, uncountable, usually) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
2. (countable, uncountable) Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplɛθəɹə/

Etymology

From Late Latin plēthōra, from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness, satiety”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) + -η (-ē, nominal suffix).

Synonyms

plenty

exuberance

abundance

overabundance

excess

overplus

copiousness

embarrassment

galore

profusion

superfluity

lavishness

glut

oversupply

effusiveness

superfluity of blood

superabundance

uberty

surplus

wealth

great quantity

polyemia

multitude

opulence