Abundant

English

Etymology

Old English (h)abundant, aboundant, French abondant, from Latin abudans, present participle of abundare. See abound

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Abundant (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Abundant

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity.

   • [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

2. Richly supplied — followed by in, rarely by with.

   • Abundant in goodness and truth. — Exodus, 34:6

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• rare
• scarce

Derived terms

• abundant number
• abundantly
• superabundant

Related terms

• abound

Translations

fully sufficient; plentiful

Bulgarian: обилен bg(bg), изобилен bg(bg) Catalan: abundant ca(ca) Chamicuro: icheeki Chinese: 丰富 (fēngfù) Czech: hojný cs(cs) m. Dutch: overvloedig, rijkelijk voorhanden Esperanto: abunda eo(eo) Finnish: runsas fi(fi), yltäkylläinen fi(fi) French: abondant fr(fr) German: reichlich vorhanden Ido: abundanta io(io)

Interlingua: abundante Italian: abbondante it(it) Japanese: 豊かな (yutaka na); 量の多い (ryō no ōi) Norwegian: rikelig Polish: obfity pl(pl) m. Portuguese: abundante pt(pt) Romanian: abundent ro(ro) Russian: обильный ru(ru), изобилующий ru(ru) Scottish Gaelic: pailt gd(gd) Spanish: abundante es(es) Telugu: మిక్కిలి (mikkili)

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Catalan

Etymology

Latin abudans

Adjective

Abundant (epicene, plural Abundants)

1. abundant; plentiful

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