Plethora refers to an abundance of selected quantities. For example the opening of Pennsylvania, North Dakota, and North Texas shale reserves indicates the United States has a plethora of oil and natural gas.
It means an oversupply, glut, or excess; too much, too many; an unwelcome abundance e.g.
This winter we've had a plethora of calls from salesmen, trying to sell us loft insulation and double glazing. A good antonym of plethora is dearth.
When there is a plethora of rainstorms there is always a dearth of umbrellas!
There will never be enough acting jobs for the plethoraof aspiring actors and actresses in New York City, but luckily there WILL always be enough waitering and waitressing jobs.
There wasn't enough room in his apartment for the plethora of old books and magazines he collected, so he started renting a storage space for them.
Sometimes I worry that the plethora of trivial, useless information in my head will eventually start displacing all the important information.
A plethora of something is many of something, specifically an excess. More than necessary.
A plethora is an excess or abundance of something.
For example, you could say that a person was inundated with a plethora of emails.
Plethora means many, a multitude, a lot.
Plethora is singular and the plural form is plethoras
There was a plethora of food on the table at Thanksgiving.
Plethora is a noun.
The noun plethora (a plethora) uses singular verb forms.The word plethora is an uncountable (mass) noun, a type of aggregate noun that refers to an unspecified but large number of elements, e.g. a plethora of choices.
Plethora is singular and the plural form is plethoras.
You would use "a plethora" before the noun, as in "a plethora of options."
Plethora is singular and the plural form is plethoras
(Plethora means an abundant excess as a bountiful excesss such as riches.)"The Thanksgiving feast was a plethora of favorite foods of the family.""There was a plethora of costumes to choose from for the masquerade.""From the plethora of possible names for the project, he chose the most apt."
There was a plethora of food on the table at Thanksgiving.
Plethora is a noun.
"Is", since plethora is in singular form
The noun plethora (a plethora) uses singular verb forms.The word plethora is an uncountable (mass) noun, a type of aggregate noun that refers to an unspecified but large number of elements, e.g. a plethora of choices.
Plethora is singular and the plural form is plethoras.
The plethora of escapes from supposedly secure prisons embarrassed the hapless wardens. The success of his videos inspired a plethora of imitators.
"There was a plethora of items in her desk." "Plethora" is not a verb / action word, so it will not change forms from a present to a past tense.
superabundance, an excess
A "veritable plethora" is a great and genuine excess of something. "Veritable" means, "being truly or very much so," and a plethora is, "an overabundance or excess."