abundance
Americannoun
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an extremely plentiful or oversufficient quantity or supply.
an abundance of grain.
- Synonyms:
- plenteousness, copiousness
- Antonyms:
- scarcity
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overflowing fullness.
abundance of the heart.
- Synonyms:
- generosity
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affluence; wealth.
the enjoyment of abundance.
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Physics, Chemistry. the number of atoms of one isotope of an element divided by the total number of atoms in a mixture of the isotopes.
noun
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a copious supply; great amount
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fullness or benevolence
from the abundance of my heart
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degree of plentifulness
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chem the extent to which an element or ion occurs in the earth's crust or some other specified environment: often expressed in parts per million or as a percentage
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physics the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope in a mixture of isotopes of an element to the total number of atoms present: often expressed as a percentage
the abundance of neon-22 in natural neon is 8.82 per cent
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Also called: abondance. a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks
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affluence
Related Words
See plenty.
Other Word Forms
- preabundance noun
Etymology
Origin of abundance
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin abundantia. See abundant, -ance
Example Sentences
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Balochistan is Pakistan's poorest province, despite an abundance of untapped natural resources, and lags behind the rest of the country in education, employment and economic development.
From Barron's
The abundance of food, at least for now, is a positive.
From Los Angeles Times
By 6 p.m. the smoke had diminished, but orders remained in place “out of an abundance of caution,” Navarre said.
From Los Angeles Times
“We are standing up for our national interest by driving for clean energy, which can get the U.K. off the fossil fuel rollercoaster and give us energy sovereignty and abundance,” he said in a statement.
China has an abundance of them, dwarfing U.S. production rates.
From Barron's
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