N. sufficiency,
adequacy, enough,
withal, satisfaction,
competence, no less, quantum sufficit, q, s,
mediocrity, fill, fullness,
plenitude,
plenty, abundance, copiousness,
amplitude,
galore, lots,
profusion, full measure, "good measure pressed down and running, over." luxuriance,
affluence, fat of the land, "a land flowing with milk and honey",
cornucopia, horn of plenty, horn of amalthaea, mine, outpouring, flood, tide,
repletion,
satiety V. be sufficient, suffice, do, just do, satisfy, pass muster, have enough, eat, one's fill, drink one's fill, have one's fill, roll in, swim in, wallow in,
wanton, abound,
exuberate,
teem, flow, stream, rain, shower down, pour, pour in,
swarm, bristle with,
superabound, render sufficient,
replenish Adj. sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark,
commensurate, competent, satisfactory,
valid,
tangible, measured, moderate, full,
&c. (complete) 52, ample,
plenty,
plentiful,
plenteous, plenty as blackberries, copious, abundant, abounding,
replete, enough and to spare,
flush,
choke-full,
chock-full, well-stocked, well-provided, liberal,
unstinted, unstinting,
stintless, without stint,
unsparing, unmeasured,
lavish,
wholesale, rich,
luxuriant,
affluent, wantless, big with, unexhausted, unwasted,
exhaustless,
inexhaustible Adv. sufficiently,
amply, full, in abundance, with no sparing hand, to one's heart's content,
ad libitum, without stint
Phr. "cut and come again", das beste ist gut genug
N. redundancy,
redundance, too much, too many,
superabundance,
superfluity, superfluence|,
saturation,
nimiety,
transcendency,
exuberance,
profuseness,
profusion,
repletion, enough in all conscience, satis superque, lion's share, more than enough,
plethora,
engorgement,
congestion, load,
surfeit, sickener,
turgescence,
overdose, overmeasure, oversupply, overflow,
inundation,
avalanche, accumulation,
heap,
drug, drug in the market,
glut, crowd, burden, excess,
surplus,
overplus,
epact, margin, remainder,
duplicate,
surplusage,
expletive, work of supererogation,
bonus,
bonanza,
luxury,
intemperance,
extravagance,
exorbitance,
lavishment,
pleonasm, too many irons in the fire, embarras de richesses
V. superabound, overabound, know no bounds,
swarm, meet one at every turn, creep with, crawl with, bristle with, overflow, run over, flow over, well over, brim over, run riot, overrun, overstock, overlay, overcharge,
overdose, overfeed, overburden, overload,
overdo,
overwhelm, overshoot the mark,
surcharge,
supersaturate,
gorge,
glut, load,
drench,
whelm,
inundate,
deluge, flood,
drug, drug the market,
hepatize,
choke,
cloy,
accloy,
suffocate, pile up, lay on thick, impregnate with,
lavish, send coals to newcastle, carry coals to newcastle, carry owls to athens, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, pisces natare docere, kill the slain, "gild refined gold", "gild the lily", butter one's bread on both sides, put butter upon bacon, employ a steam engine to crack a nut,
exaggerate, wallow in roll in remain on one's hands, hang heavy on hand, go a begging
Adj. redundant, too much, too many,
exuberant,
inordinate,
superabundant, excessive, overmuch,
replete,
profuse,
lavish,
prodigal,
exorbitant,
overweening,
extravagant, overcharged,
supersaturated,
drenched, overflowing, running over, running to waste, running down, crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing,
gorged, ready to burst,
dropsical,
turgid,
plethoric,
obese,
superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous|, uncalled for, to spare, in excess, over and above, de trop,
adscititious,
supernumerary, on one's hands,
spare,
duplicate,
supererogatory,
expletive, un peu fort
Adv. over, too, over and above, overmuch, too much, too far, without measure, beyond measure, out of measure, with, to spare, over head and ears, up to one's eyes, up to one's ears, extra, beyond the mark, acervatim
Phr. it never rains but it pours, fortuna multis dat nimium nulli satis, 2. degree of subservience
N. giving,
bestowal,
bestowment, # donation, presentation, presentment, accordance,
concession,
delivery,
consignment,
dispensation, communication,
endowment,
investment,
investiture,
award,
almsgiving, charity,
liberality,
generosity, gift,
donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift,
boon, favor,
benefaction, grant, offering,
oblation, sacrifice,
immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace,
bonus, allowance, contribution,
subscription,
subsidy, tribute,
subvention,
bequest,
legacy,
devise, will,
dotation,
dot,
appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance,
amortization,
alms,
largess,
bounty,
dole, sportule|,
donative, help,
oblation,
offertory,
honorarium,
gratuity, peter pence,
sportula, christmas box, easter offering,
vail,
douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld,
bakshish, fee, consideration,
bribe,
bait, ground bait, peace offering,
handsel, boodle*,
graft, grease*,
blat, giver,
grantor,
donor,
feoffer, settlor
V. deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away,
dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate,
concede,
cede, yield, part with, shed, cast,
spend, give,
bestow,
confer, grant,
accord,
award,
assign, intrust,
consign, vest in, make a present, allow,
contribute,
subscribe, furnish its quota,
invest,
endow, settle upon,
bequeath, leave,
devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford,
spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon,
lavish, pour on, thrust upon,
tip,
bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice,
immolate Adj. giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional,
communicable,
charitable,
eleemosynary, sportulary|, tributary,
gratis,
donative Phr. auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare
N. prodigality, prodigence|,
unthriftiness, waste,
profusion,
profuseness,
extravagance,
squandering,
malversation,
prodigal,
spendthrift, waste thrift,
losel,
squanderer,
locust, high roller*
V. be prodigal,
squander,
lavish, sow broadcast, pour forth like water, blow, blow in*, pay through the nose,
spill, waste,
dissipate,
exhaust,
drain, eat out of house and home, overdraw, outrun the constable, run out, run through,
misspend, throw good money after bad, throw the helve after the hatchet, burn the candle at both ends, make ducks and drakes of one's money, fool away one's money, potter away one's money, muddle away one's money, fritter away one's money, throw away one's money, run through one's money, pour water into a sieve, kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, manger son ble en herbe
Adj. prodigal,
profuse,
thriftless,
unthrifty,
improvident, wasteful,
losel,
extravagant,
lavish,
dissipated, overliberal, full-handed, penny wise and pound foolish
Adv. with an unsparing hand, money burning a hole in one's pocket
Phr. amor nummi, facile largiri de alieno, wie gewonnen so zerronnen, les fous font les festins et les sages les mangent, "spendthrift alike of money and of wit", "squandering wealth was his peculiar art"
