Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Occurring in or marked by abundance; plentiful. See Synonyms at plentiful.
- adj. Abounding with; rich: a region abundant in wildlife.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Plentiful; present in great quantity; fully sufficient: as, an abundant supply.
- Possessing in great quantity; copiously supplied; having great plenty; abounding: followed by in.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by
in , rarely bywith .
WordNet 3.0
- adj. present in great quantity
Etymologies
- Middle English aboundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, abundant-, present participle of abundāre, to overflow; see abound. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“And heaven forbid we should think of our own interests in abundant supply instead of coddling the precious young lawyers!”
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“California, a multicultural society living in abundant sunshine and natural beauty, a paradise somehow wanting to be improved by Yankee ingenuity and the American work ethic.”
“There is great pride in abundant, draping hanging baskets.”
The Huffington Post: Liz O'Connell: Proviso: Always on Track
“The effects of this sort of fear are to be found in abundant evidence all around us: It surrounds us in all media, at our local supermarkets, and in this country's vast dependency on drugs (both illicit and legal).”
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“A lot of kids or people new to the sport of fishing get discouraged easily when they don't catch anything, catfish are easy to catch, and in abundant numbers, so your odds are pretty good when it comes to catching them.”
“We also went off to this property where various pieces of rusting metal, old chairs, metal drums, tanks, motors, etc. were ensnared in abundant blackberry bushes.”
“Red jasper cored from layers 3.46 billion years old suggests that not only did the oceans contain abundant oxygen then, but that the atmosphere was as oxygen rich as it is today, according to geologists.”
“Anderson believes that the natural price of things that are abundant is zero, and information can be copied ad infinitum for so little that it becomes essentially free.”
“I even find myself resorting to the bulleted list, so abundant is the quality on offer.”
“It's amusing, but it's a little short on heart and seasonal sentiment, both of which you'll find in abundant supply in the justifiably beloved Grinch.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘abundant’.
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The story of a little ant
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5000 FREE SAT Words
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SAT Vocab
Redundant.
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Tunie: Word Disassociation
(I'm fairly sure that I'm subverting the whole concept of the Tunie by listing this song. Subversion! Yes! HA HA HA HA! Mine is an evil laugh!!!)
Word Disassociation
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illation, finite, edify, abide, abrade, vouch, amiss, vociferate, perusing, techantiquery, rigamarole, holon and 615 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (A)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
abalone, abbey, abundant, aconite, acorn, addled, adept, aeon, aerie, aglow, ague, aire and 99 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
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SAT
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SAT
abandon,extreme e..., dispensing of all..., abash,to humiliate, abate,to lessen, abbreviate,to sho..., abridge, abdicate,to forma..., aberration,depart..., abnormality, abet,to encourage, abhor,to hate, abide,to follow o... and 2229 more...
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writer723 [abundant
–adjective
Occurring in or marked by abundance; plentiful.] Apr 17, 2011