English-Thai Dictionary

plethora

N การ มี มากเกินไป  ความอุดมสมบูรณ์ เกินไป  excess plenty surplus overabundance kan-me-mak-koen-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLETHORA

n.[Gr. fullness. ] Literally, fullness. In medicine, fullness of blood; excess of blood; repletion; the state of the vessels of the human body, when they are too full or overloaded with fluids.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLETHORA

Pleth "o *ra, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. Pleonasm. ]

 

1. Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in quantity; hyperæmia; -- opposed to anæmia.

 

2. State of being overfull; excess; superabundance. He labors under a plethora of wit and imagination. Jeffrey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plethora

pleth o ra |ˈpleTHərə ˈplɛθərə | ▶noun 1 (a plethora of ) a large or excessive amount of (something ): a plethora of committees and subcommittees. 2 Medicine an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood. DERIVATIVES ple thor ic |ˈpleTHərik, pləˈTHôrik |adjective ( archaic or Medicine )ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the medical sense ): via late Latin from Greek plēthōrē, from plēthein ‘be full. ’ usage: Strictly, a plethora is not just an abundance of something, it is an excessive amount. However, the new, looser sense is now so dominant that it must be regarded as part of standard English.

 

Oxford Dictionary

plethora

plethora |ˈplɛθ (ə )rə | ▶noun 1 a large or excessive amount of something: a plethora of committees and subcommittees | Allen won a plethora of medals during his illustrious career. 2 Medicine an excess of a bodily fluid, particularly blood. DERIVATIVES plethoric |ˈplɛθ (ə )rɪk, plɪˈθɒrɪk |adjective ( archaic or Medicine )ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the medical sense ): via late Latin from Greek plēthōrē, from plēthein ‘be full ’. usage: Strictly, a plethora is not just an abundance of something, it is an excessive amount. However, the new, looser sense is now so dominant that it must be regarded as part of standard English.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

plethora

plethora noun a plethora of opinion polls: excess, overabundance, superabundance, surplus, glut, superfluity, surfeit, profusion; (a plethora of ) too many, too much, enough and to spare; informal more —— than one can shake a stick at. ANTONYMS dearth. USAGE plethora According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED ) and most other dictionaries, this word refers (and has always referred ) to an overabundance, an overfullness, or an excess. The phrase a plethora of is essentially a highfalutin equivalent of too many —e.g.: “Our electoral politics now is beset with a plethora of [read too many ] players and a confusing clutter of messages.” ( Brookings Review; Jan. 1, 2002.) But sometimes, when not preceded by the indefinite article, the word is genuinely useful —e.g.: “Critics say the plethora of scrip circulating in Argentina risks running out of control. ” ( Wall Street Journal; Dec. 26, 2001.) Unfortunately, through misunderstanding of the word's true sense, many writers use it as if it were equivalent to plenty or many. This meaning is unrecorded in the OED and in most other dictionaries. And it represents an unfortunate degeneration of sense —e.g.: • “Buffalo may seem like a boring city, but we've managed to produce a plethora [read plenty ] of famous people, the Goo Goo Dolls, Ani Difranco, David Boreanaz and now, Chad Murray. ” ( Buffalo News; Jan. 8, 2002.) • “The old policies did not anticipate a plethora [read series or group or lot ] of suicide bombers.” ( Orlando Sentinel; Jan. 10, 2002.) (One suicide bomber is too many —so plethora doesn't work. ) Phrases such as a whole plethora of are likewise ill-considered —e.g.: “Then, once you get to the airport ticket counter, there's a whole plethora [read a whole range or a wide variety ] of biometric identifiers you could use to tie the background checks you've done to the individuals who present themselves at the ticket counter. ” ( Boston Globe; Jan. 6, 2002.) The word is pronounced / pleth -er-uh /, not /pluh- thor -uh /.Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

plethora

plethora noun a plethora of newspaper opinion polls. See profusion.

 

Duden Dictionary

Plethora

Ple tho ra Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Pleth o ra |die Plethora; Genitiv: der Plethora, Plural: die Plethoren griechisch vermehrter Blutandrang

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

plethora

pleth o ra /pléθ (ə )rə /名詞 1 U ｟かたく ｠〖時にa ～〗過多, 過剰 ▸ a plethora of services 過剰なサービス 2 U 〘医 〙多血症 ; 赤血球過多症 .ple thor ic /pleθɔ́ːrɪk |-θɔ́r -/形容詞