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Abundance is a related term of abundant.

As an adjective abundant

is fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.

As a noun abundance is

a large quantity; many.

abundant

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Alternative forms

* (obsolete) abundaunt * (obsolete) habundaunt * (obsolete) habundant

Adjective

(en adjective)

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.

* [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination

Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.

* Abundant in goodness and truth. — Exodus, 34:6

(mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.

Usage notes

* (richly supplied) Normally followed by the word in' or (obsolete) ' of .

Synonyms

* ample (see here for explanation of distinctions) * bountiful * copious * exuberant * liberal * overflowing * plenteous * plentiful * profuse * rich * teeming * See also

Antonyms

* rare * scarce * (math) deficient

Derived terms

* abundant number * abundantly * superabundant

References

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abundance

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(wikipedia abundance)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) abundaunce * (obsolete) habundance * (obsolete) boundance * (card games) abondance

Noun

(en noun)

A large quantity; many.

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.

* (rfdate) (Sir Walter Raleigh)

It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state.

Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.

Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.

(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.

Usage notes

* Synonym notes: Abundance , Plenty]], [[exuberance, Exuberance. These words rise upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness. ** Plenty'' denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as, ''plenty'' of food, ''plenty of money, etc. ** Abundance'' express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or excess; as, ''abundance'' of riches, an ''abundance of wit and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a high degree. ** Exuberance'' rises still higher, and implies a bursting forth on every side, producing great superfluity or redundance; as, an ''exuberance'' of mirth, an ''exuberance of animal spirits, etc.

Synonyms

* exuberance, plenteousness, plenty, copiousness, overflow, riches, affluence, wealth