Numerous vs Abundant - What's the difference?
numerous | abundant |
Indefinitely large numerically, many.
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* There are numerous definitions of the word 'man'.
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.
As adjectives the difference between numerous and abundant
is that numerous is indefinitely large numerically, many while abundant is fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.numerous
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(en adjective)citation, passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}