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").

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

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 16^th century.]

   Antonyms: deficient

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

• abound

• French: abondant
• German: reichlich, wohlhabend
• Italian: abbondante
• Portuguese: abundante
• Russian: оби́льный
• Spanish: abundante, copioso, cuantioso