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abundance

  • noun
  • a·bun·dance
  • /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/

A large quantity; many.

Example

“Due to the abundance of art material, the class made a giant collage.”

Other meanings

  1. An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.

  2. Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.

Related words

  • abundancy
  • hyperabundance
  • abundance of caution
  • declared abundance
  • in abundance
  • overabundance
  • royal abundance
  • superabundance
  • underabundance

Example sentences

  • “I went to my garden and found abundance.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Latin "abundantia" (fullness, plenty).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “abundance” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.