abundance

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of abundance

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin abundantia.See abundant, -ance

synonym study for abundance

1. See plenty.

OTHER WORDS FROM abundance

pre·a·bun·dance, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abundance

abundance , plenty, profusion (see synonym study at plenty)

Words nearby abundance

Abuja, Abukir, Abukir Bay, abulia, Abuna, abundance, abundant, abundantly, abundant number, Abu Qir, ab urbe condita

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How to use abundance in a sentence

Twitter said that it has not yet seen any evidence that these keys were compromised, but alerted developers out of an abundance of caution.
Twitter warns developers that their private keys and account tokens may have been exposed|Zack Whittaker|September 25, 2020|TechCrunch
The Heat’s abundance of long, rangy stoppers allowed them to throw multiple bodies on Milwaukee’s two best players, Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton.
The Bucks Played It Safe And Made The Wrong Kind Of History|Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com)|September 9, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
For example, surveys of the Gulf of Alaska in 2017 noted a large decline in the abundance of valuable Pacific cod, now known to be linked to the Blob heatwave that had ended the year before.
Species may swim thousands of kilometers to escape ocean heat waves|Carolyn Gramling|August 10, 2020|Science News
The farms race was about, how do you get the food from industrially productive, technologically sophisticated farms, to this display of abundance — and the display was really crucial.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 6, 2020|Freakonomics

At healthy sites, he found that grass and an abundance of mussels often occur together.
For teens, big problems may lead to meaningful research|Carolyn Wilke|July 28, 2020|Science News For Students
Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the junkies try to transfer to them, for the abundance of morphine.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in New York City, a metropolis with an abundance of concrete and very few fields of grass, a far more subtle display appears.
How the Circus Got a Social Conscience|Justin Jones|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She actively, and with glee, imbued their lives with an abundance of misery.
J.K. Rowling Pens the Greatest Horror Story Ever: Dolores Umbridge Was Real|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Medical authorities of the day often acted less out of an “abundance of caution” than with a general callousness to humanity.
Disease History Vs. Disease Hysteria|Kevin Bleyer|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fruit-trees are clearly too scarce, though Cherries in abundance were offered for sale as we passed.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Receive ye discipline as a great sum of money, and possess abundance of gold by her.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
That is, the number of them cut short, and reduced to few, shall flourish in abundance of justice.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Besides, there is always a bunch of bananas hanging inside the house, and he has sugar-cane in abundance.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
She was dressed in her brightest skirt and fairly shone with the abundance of cheap jewelry she wore.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for abundance

abundance

/ (əˈbʌndəns) /

noun

a copious supply; great amount

fullness or benevolencefrom the abundance of my heart

degree of plentifulness

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

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 percentagethe abundance of neon-22 in natural neon is 8.82 per cent

Also called: abondance a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks

affluence

Word Origin for abundance

C14: via Old French from Latin abundantia, from abundāre to abound

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