abundant
Americanadjective
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present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient.
an abundant supply of water.
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well supplied with something; abounding.
a river abundant in salmon.
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richly supplied, as with resources.
an abundant land.
adjective
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existing in plentiful supply
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having a plentiful supply (of)
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(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
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(of an isotope) occurring to an extent specified in relation to other isotopes in a mixture of isotopes
Related Words
See plentiful.
Other Word Forms
- abundantly adverb
- preabundant adjective
- preabundantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of abundant
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (from Middle French ), from Latin abundant- (stem of abundāns ) overflowing. See abound, -ant
Example Sentences
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Part of SpaceX’s recent AI strategy is a shift toward building data centers in outer space, where solar power is abundant and, Musk says, will eventually be cheaper than operating on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
When the narrative is compelling, capital sometimes becomes too abundant and returns compress.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
"The least abundant things can be more important than the more abundant things," Krutchinsky says.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
In 2023, which was extremely wet, the agency took in that abundant water and banked it underground.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
As the era of cheap, abundant energy drew to a close, poverty and unrest began to spread like a virus.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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