abundant
English edit
Alternative forms edit
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”). Compare abound.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/, /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/
Audio (US) (file)
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]
- 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.
- Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 34:6:
- Abundant in goodness and truth.
- (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
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 Thesaurus:abundant
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
fully sufficient; plentiful
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
- ↑ 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.
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin abundantem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βunˈdan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.bunˈdant]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.bunˈdant]
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective edit
abundant m or f (masculine and feminine plural abundants)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abundant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
abundant
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French abundant.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative abundantst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of abundant | ||||
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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 | — |
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abundant (strong nominative masculine singular abundanter, comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantesten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of abundant
Comparative forms of abundant
Superlative forms of abundant
Further reading edit
- “abundant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin edit
Verb edit
abundant
Old French edit
Verb edit
abundant
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of abondant
Romanian edit
Adjective edit
abundant m or n (feminine singular abundantă, masculine plural abundanți, feminine and neuter plural abundante)
Declension edit
Declension of abundant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | abundant | abundantă | abundanți | abundante | ||
definite | abundantul | abundanta | abundanții | abundantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | abundant | abundante | abundanți | abundante | ||
definite | abundantului | abundantei | abundanților | abundantelor |