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- DictionaryCor·nu·co·pi·a/ˌkôrn(y)əˈkōpēə/
noun
- 1. a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn.
A cornucopia is a horned-shaped container filled with food or a decoration resembling this. You might commonly see images of a straw cornucopia with fruits and vegetables in it around Thanksgiving. The original cornucopia comes from Greek mythology. It was an empty goat horn that spilled out an endless supply of food and drink.
a large amount or supply of something, or something that provides this: cornucopia of The table held a veritable cornucopia of every kind of food or drink you could want. This book is a cornucopia of facts and folklore about tigers. Our supermarkets are veritable cornucopias. Fewer examples.
Nowadays, a cornucopia is probably made of some kind of plaster or wicker, but it still symbolizes the same thing — a good harvest season. Definitions of cornucopia. noun. a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity. synonyms: horn of plenty. see more.
In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (/ ˌ k ɔːr n j ə ˈ k oʊ p i ə, ˌ k ɔːr n ə-, ˌ k ɔːr n u-, ˌ k ɔːr n j u-/), from Latin cornu (horn) and copia (abundance), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, or nuts.
(formal) something that is or contains a large supply of good things. The book is a cornucopia of good ideas. Harvard has produced a cornucopia of leaders for the United States in many fields. Word Origin. See cornucopia in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cornucopia.
5 days ago · noun. 1. Greek mythology. the horn of Amalthea, the goat that suckled Zeus. 2. a representation of such a horn in painting, sculpture, etc, overflowing with fruit, vegetables, etc; horn of plenty. 3. a great abundance; overflowing supply. 4. a horn-shaped container. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun cornucopia mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cornucopia. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
