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abundant

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/ əˈbʌn dənt /
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

heavy, generous, ample, sufficient, bountiful, copious, rich, abounding, exuberant, filled, full, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, overflowing, plenty, profuse, teeming, bounteous, plenteous

Nearby words

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  4. abuna,
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  7. abundant year,
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  9. abury,
  10. abusage

Origin of abundant

1325–75; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin abundant- (stem of abundāns) overflowing. See abound, -ant
SYNONYMS FOR abundant
1. copious, profuse, overflowing. See plentiful. 2, 3. teeming, rich.
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ANTONYMS FOR abundant
1–3. sparse, scarce.
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Related formsa·bun·dant·ly, adverbpre·a·bun·dant, adjectivepre·a·bun·dant·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for abundant

abundant

/ (əˈbʌndənt) /

adjective

existing in plentiful supply
(postpositive foll by in) 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

Word Origin for abundant

C14: from Latin abundant-, present participle of abundāre to abound
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for abundant

abundant

adj.

late 14c., from Old French abundant and directly from Latin abundantem (nominative abundans) "overflowing," present participle of abundare "to overflow" (see abound). Related: Abundantly.

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