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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). Compare abound.

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abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)

  1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
    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.
    • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kadara:
      Kadara was of great interest to the Andromeda Initiative after it appeared on long-range surveys. Seemingly abundant liquid water and an oxygen-mix atmosphere made it a strong candidate for settlement, earning it the designation Habitat 4. Closer range surveys now reveal that Kadara's water sources are tainted and unpotable.
  2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
  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.][3]
    Antonym: deficient

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  • (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.

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References edit

  1. ^ William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “abundant”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 6.
  2. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abundant”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin abundantem.

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abundant m or f (masculine and feminine plural abundants)

  1. abundant; plentiful
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abundant

  1. gerund of abundar

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle French abundant.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aː.bʏnˈdɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: abun‧dant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective edit

abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative abundantst)

  1. abundant

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Inflection of abundant
uninflected abundant
inflected abundante
comparative abundanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial abundant abundanter het abundantst
het abundantste
indefinite m./f. sing. abundante abundantere abundantste
n. sing. abundant abundanter abundantste
plural abundante abundantere abundantste
definite abundante abundantere abundantste
partitive abundants abundanters

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abundant (strong nominative masculine singular abundanter, comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantesten)

  1. abundant

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Further reading edit

  • abundant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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abundant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abundō

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abundant

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of abondant

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abundant m or n (feminine singular abundantă, masculine plural abundanți, feminine and neuter plural abundante)

  1. Obsolete form of abundent.

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References edit

  • abundant in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN