English Explanatory Dictionary

galore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In abundance.
noun
  1. An abundance; plenty.
adv
  1. In abundance.
name
  1. A locality in the Narrandera council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ɡəˈlɔː/ /ɡəˈloɹ/ En-us-galore.ogg /ɡəˈloː/ /ɡəˈlo(ː)ɹ/ /ɡəˈloə/

Word forms

galore galores

Etymology

PIE word *ḱóm 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

aplenty abundant abounding ample brimming copious galore generous lavish numerous overflowing plenteous plentiful prodigal profuse prolific teeming bountiful exuberant liberal superabundant uberous largifluous plentevous largifical profluent à gogo

Antonyms

dearthy few and far between geason infrequent in short supply rare raresome scant scantling scarce selcouth seld seldom selly superrare uncommon unfrequent
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