Abundant

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈbÊŒn.dnÌ©t/
• US IPA: /əˈbÊŒn.dnÌ©t/, /əˈbnÌ©.dnÌ©t/

Alternative forms

• obsolete abundaunt
• obsolete habundaunt
• obsolete habundant

Origin

First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt,

American Heritage 1971|page=6

habundaunt,

MW3 1976|page=8

aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundo ("to overflow, to abound"). Compare abound.

Full definition of abundant

Adjective

1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. First attested around 1350 to 1470.

• With their magical words they poets bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination
1. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. First attested around 1350 to 1470.
• Abundant in goodness and truth. — Exodus, 34:6
2. (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.

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• rare
• scarce
• math deficient

Derived terms

• abundant number
• abundantly
• superabundant

Related terms

• abound