abundant
adjUK /əˈbʌn.dənt/ · US /əˈbʌn.dənt/
Etymology First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundō (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound.
1
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
- Blackberries are abundant in this part of the country in October, so we always make lots of jam.
- an abundant selection of carpets to choose from
2 more examples
- [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation.a. 1859, Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination:
- Kadara was of great interest to the Andromeda Initiative after it appeared on long-range surveys. Seemingly abundant liquid water and an oxygen-mix atmosphere made it a strong candidate for settlement, earning it the designation Habitat 4. Closer range surveys now reveal that Kadara's water sources are tainted and unpotable.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kadara:
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Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
- Abundant in goodness and truth.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 34:6:
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Mathematics, Sciences Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- insufficient, lacking, rare, scant, scarce, uncommon, adequate, satisfactory, sufficient
- Derived terms
- abundantial, abundantly, abundant number, abundant year, hyperabundant, nonabundant, overabundant, superabundant, surabundant, unabundant, underabundant