abundant

• aboundant, abundaunt, habundaunt, habundant (obsolete)

First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt,[1] habundaunt,[2] aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundo (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/, /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/

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abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)

1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]

   Antonyms: rare, scarce

   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

   • a. 1859, Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination:

     [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation.

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kadara:

     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.

2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 34:6:

     Abundant in goodness and truth.

3. (mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.][3]

   Antonym: deficient

• (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.

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

• abound

Borrowed from Latin abundantem.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βunˈdan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.bunˈdant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.bunˈdant]
• Rhymes: -ant

abundant m or f (masculine and feminine plural abundants)

1. abundant; plentiful

• abundantment

• abundància
• abundar

• “abundant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

abundant

1. gerund of abundar

• abondant

Borrowed from Middle French abundant.

• IPA^(key): /aː.bʏnˈdɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: abun‧dant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative abundantst)

1. abundant

• IPA^(key): /abʊnˈdant/

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abundant (strong nominative masculine singular abundanter, comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantesten)

1. abundant

• “abundant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

abundant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of abundō

abundant

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of abondant

abundant m or n (feminine singular abundantă, masculine plural abundanți, feminine and neuter plural abundante)

1. Obsolete form of abundent.

• abundant in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN