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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The property also features an abundance of wildlife and cattle, which freely roam the ranch land—something they have done since “the monks first arrived,” the listing revealed.
From MarketWatch
Turns out that “inexhaustible” abundance is not all it’s cracked up to be.
“I saw videos on TikTok where people were like, ‘this song can help bring you abundance,’” she said.
Fans of movies, TV and music are enjoying an era when they can access an abundance of news about their favorite stars by just looking at their phones.
From Los Angeles Times
“At Atoms we make gainfully employed robots—specialized robots with productive jobs that bring abundance to their owners and society at large,” Kalanick wrote on the company’s website.
From MarketWatch
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