galore
Plural: galores
Adjective Satellite
- in great numbers
- "daffodils galore"
- existing in abundance
- "whiskey galore"
Adj
- In abundance.
Noun
- An abundance or plenty of something; in great quantity.
- An abundance; plenty.
Examples
- After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.
- With vowels GALORE, he easily formed a seven-letter word on the Words With Friends board.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*ḱóm
PIE word
*leh₂w-
Borrowed from Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, gu leòir (“till sufficient, enough, plenty”) (compare Manx dy liooar), from Irish go, Scottish Gaelic gu (“to; till, until”) + Irish leor, Scottish Gaelic leòr (“ample, sufficient”); go, gu are derived from Old Irish co, cu (“with”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”); while leor, leòr are from Old Irish leor, from lour (“enough, sufficient”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”).
Synonyms
abounding, abundant, ample, aplenty, bountiful, brimming, copious, exuberant, galore, generous, largifical, largifluous, lavish, liberal, numerous, overflowing, plenteous, plentevous, plentiful, prodigal, profluent, profuse, prolific, superabundant, teeming, uberous, à gogo
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
galore: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgalore: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
galore: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary