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abundant
[ uh-buhn-duhnt ]
adjective
- present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient:
an abundant supply of water.
- well supplied with something; abounding:
a river abundant in salmon.
- richly supplied, as with resources:
an abundant land.
abundant
/ əˈbʌndənt /
adjective
- existing in plentiful supply
- postpositivefoll byin having a plentiful supply (of)
- (of a chemical element or mineral) occurring to an extent specified in relation to other elements or minerals in the earth's crust or some other specified environment
- (of an isotope) occurring to an extent specified in relation to other isotopes in a mixture of isotopes
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Other Words From
- a·bundant·ly adverb
- prea·bundant adjective
- prea·bundant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of abundant1
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Example Sentences
Especially in the U.S., where fast food restaurants are abundant and two-thirds of people are overweight or obese.
His “gold” is the labor in Africa—cheap, trainable, abundant, and ready to work.
Dolores has abundant gripes, late arrivals, and a sluggish pace among them.
There are the enthusiastic fans, as well as girls in mini skirts with abundant cleavage promoting the latest TV series.
Many of the fuels we use to generate electricity —natural gas, oil, coal—are abundant yet finite.
Rye is now being harvested, and is quite heavy: in fact, all the crops promise abundant harvests.
When the sediment is abundant, casts, being light structures, will be found near the top.
Beggars are not abundant; but women are required to labor quite extensively in the fields.
Here they are seldom abundant, but their constant presence is the most reliable urinary sign of the disease.
Renal cells are abundant in parenchymatous nephritis, especially the acute form.
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