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Fullness vs Abundant - What's the difference?

fullness | abundant |

As a noun fullness

is being full; completeness.

As an adjective abundant is

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

fullness

English

Alternative forms

* fulness

Noun

(-)
  • Being full; completeness.
  • The degree to which a space is full.
  • (fig. ) The degree to which fate has become known.
  • (bodybuilding): A measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size parallel to the axis of its contraction. A full muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.
  • Derived terms

    * in the fullness of time

    abundant

    English

    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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