plenitude

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English

Etymology

From Middle English plenitude, that borrowed from Anglo-Norman plenitude, Middle French plenitude, and their source, Latin plēnitūdō.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplɛnɪtjuːd/
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Noun

plenitude (countable and uncountable, plural plenitudes)

  1. Fullness; completeness.
    • 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XII, in Duty and Inclination: , volume III, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 152:
      The idea that the love of Philimore had abated, when hers for him seemed in its plenitude, was a most severe aggravation of her misfortune.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 393:
      Louis ignored him, recalling the parlements to the plenitude of their powers on 23 September.
  2. (heraldry and older astronomy) Fullness (of the moon).
  3. An abundance; a full supply.
  4. (philosophy) The metaphysical idea that the universe contains everything that is possible.

Derived terms

Translations

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plēnitūdō.

Noun

plenitude oblique singular, f (oblique plural plenitudes, nominative singular plenitude, nominative plural plenitudes)

  1. plenitude; fullness

Descendants

  • → English: plenitude
  • French: plénitude

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