abundant
Etymology

First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundo ("to overflow, to abound").

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/
  • (America) IPA: /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/, /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/
Adjective

abundant

  1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
    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.
  2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
    • 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 16th century.]
    Antonyms: deficient
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