galore
Syllables: ga·loreUK/ɡəˈlɔː//ɡəˈloɹ/
galore adjective: in abundance.
Adjective
galore (not comparable)
- In abundance.
- After the shipwreck there was whisky galore to be had for the taking.
- […]But when I had bestridden the plank, quoth I to myself, "Thou deserveth all that betideth thee. All this is decreed to me of Allah (whose name be exalted!), to turn me from my greed of gain, whence ariseth all that I endure, for I have wealth galore."1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 564
- Synonyms:
- aplenty, abundant, abounding, ample, brimming, copious, generous, lavish, numerous, overflowing
- Antonyms:
- dearthy, few and far between, geason, infrequent, in short supply, non-common, rare, raresome, scant, scantling
Noun
galore (plural galores)
- An abundance; plenty.
- The usual routine of confections and pastry follows, after which a galore of fruits of all kinds, with a chassè of excellent Mocha, the immediate servitude of which, after good dining, is, I think, universally acknowledged to be a great exhiliration.^([sic – meaning exhilaration])1857, Journal of Australasia, volume 2, page 38
- I have got the Innishowen and galores of bread and cheese ready, and all the neighbours are to join us.1868, John Donald Carrick, The Laird of Logan, page 91
Adverb
galore (not comparable)
- In abundance.
- "Nice stuff, water; eh, Nora?" he remarked, complying.
"Why don't you file it away a lot?" she demanded, pointing to the slight incision he had made. "I want to wallow in it galore."1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
- "Nice stuff, water; eh, Nora?" he remarked, complying.
Proper noun capitalized: Galore
Galore
- A locality in the Narrandera council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
galore meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
galore in Urdu
- باافراط, باکثرت
galore in Malayalam
- അധികമായി, ധാരാളമായി, സമൃദ്ധമായി
galore in Kannada
- ಸಮೃದ್ಧವಾದ, ಹೇರಳವಾದ, ವಿಪುಲವಾದ, ಪುಷ್ಕಳವಾದ, ಅಪಾರವಾದ, ಹೇರಳ
Examples of galore in a sentence
- Quannah was a handsome horse, well put up, with disposition and cowsense galore.
- There is claim-jumping galore, murder, robbery, train ride shenanigans, sheriffs, bare fist fights and all the go-withs.
- There was hooch galore, and meat and feastings, and they took kindly to the new order.
Synonyms of galore
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Antonyms
Forms of galore
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Origin of galore
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”).
Words that rhyme with galore
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Questions about galore
- What does galore mean?
- Galore means in abundance.
- What is galore in Urdu?
- Galore in Urdu is باافراط, باکثرت. See Galore meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is galore?
- Galore can be an adjective, a noun, an adverb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce galore?
- Galore is pronounced /ɡəˈlɔː/ (UK).
Words near galore in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: galore (page history and authors); Galore (page history and authors); galore (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); galore (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); galore (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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