what is a plethora?

Answer 1

a lot/an excess

Answer 2

a plethora is a noun (always with an article as you have written it.) It refers to a condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate: "I have a plethora of bills this month." it comes from the Greek word meaning to be full and was originally (and still) used in medical English to describe an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area. Here's a dictionary definition: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=plethora

Answer 3

It is what I do not have when I look at the points that I have. Must try harder to get a plethora of points. It doesn't sound right does it?

Answer 4

It means a lot of something - and is a great word - try and use it as much as you can!

Eg - in this hot weather there is a plethora of stinky people on the tube!!

Answer 5

Plethora springs to mind when talking about porkies and Tony Blair.

Answer 6

• noun an excessive amount of: a plethora of complaints.

— ORIGIN Latin, from Greek plethein ‘be full’.

Answer 7

plethora

One entry found for plethora.
Main Entry:pleth·o·ra
Pronunciation:'ple-th&-r&
Function:noun
Etymology:Medieval Latin, from Greek plEthOra, literally, fullness, from plEthein to be full -- more at FULL
1 : a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion
2 : EXCESS, SUPERFLUITY; also : PROFUSION, ABUNDANCE
- ple·tho·ric /pl&-'thor-ik, ple-, -'thär-; 'ple-th&-rik/ adjective

Answer 8

exactly, a plethora of cars, alot or many cars

Answer 9

an unhealthy physical condition caused be an excess of blood and characterized by a highly flushed complexion

Answer 10

One of my favorite words, along with-

Castigate= to criticize- the butt-chewing of a lifetime.. I like this one, because it could very easily make a man nervous, especially if he's not listening!!

Answer 11

It's posh for plenty. From the Greek, and can include 'plenty of blood', as a meaning.