abundant
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (obsolete) abundaunt
- (obsolete) habundaunt
- (obsolete) habundant
Etymology [edit]
- 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”).
- See abound.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)
- Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
- [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. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
- 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. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][3]
Usage notes [edit]
- (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.
Synonyms [edit]
- ample (see here for explanation of distinctions)
- bountiful
- copious
- exuberant
- liberal
- overflowing
- plenteous
- plentiful
- profuse
- rich
- teeming
- See also Wikisaurus:abundant
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
fully sufficient; plentiful
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References [edit]
- ^ 1971 [1969], Morris, William editor, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., ISBN 0-395-09066-0, page 6:
- ^ 1976 [1909], Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 8:
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 10:
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin abudans
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective [edit]
abundant m, f (masculine and feminine plural abundants)
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
abundant
- third-person plural present active indicative of abundō
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- English terms derived from Middle English
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English adjectives
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- Catalan adjectives
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