abundant
English
Alternative forms
- aboundant, abundaunt, habundaunt, habundant (obsolete)
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/, /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)
- Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
- 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
- Antonyms: rare, scarce
- 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 1261299044, 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 964384981, Exodus 34:6:
- Abundant in goodness and truth.
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- (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
- (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
- See also Thesaurus:abundant
Derived terms
- abundantly
- abundant number
- abundant year
- superabundant
Related terms
- abound
Translations
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References
- 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 299754516, 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
- 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
Etymology
From Latin abundans.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.bunˈdant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.bunˈdan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.bunˈdant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
abundant (masculine and feminine plural abundants)
- abundant; plentiful
Derived terms
- abundantment
Related terms
- abundància
- abundar
Further reading
- “abundant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- abondant
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French abundant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː.bʏnˈdɑnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: abun‧dant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Adjective
abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative abundantst)
- abundant
Inflection
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abʊnˈdant/
Audio (file)
Adjective
abundant (strong nominative masculine singular abundanter, comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantesten)
- abundant
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist abundant | sie ist abundant | es ist abundant | sie sind abundant | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | abundanter | abundante | abundantes | abundante |
genitive | abundanten | abundanter | abundanten | abundanter | |
dative | abundantem | abundanter | abundantem | abundanten | |
accusative | abundanten | abundante | abundantes | abundante | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der abundante | die abundante | das abundante | die abundanten |
genitive | des abundanten | der abundanten | des abundanten | der abundanten | |
dative | dem abundanten | der abundanten | dem abundanten | den abundanten | |
accusative | den abundanten | die abundante | das abundante | die abundanten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein abundanter | eine abundante | ein abundantes | (keine) abundanten |
genitive | eines abundanten | einer abundanten | eines abundanten | (keiner) abundanten | |
dative | einem abundanten | einer abundanten | einem abundanten | (keinen) abundanten | |
accusative | einen abundanten | eine abundante | ein abundantes | (keine) abundanten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist abundanter | sie ist abundanter | es ist abundanter | sie sind abundanter | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | abundanterer | abundantere | abundanteres | abundantere |
genitive | abundanteren | abundanterer | abundanteren | abundanterer | |
dative | abundanterem | abundanterer | abundanterem | abundanteren | |
accusative | abundanteren | abundantere | abundanteres | abundantere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der abundantere | die abundantere | das abundantere | die abundanteren |
genitive | des abundanteren | der abundanteren | des abundanteren | der abundanteren | |
dative | dem abundanteren | der abundanteren | dem abundanteren | den abundanteren | |
accusative | den abundanteren | die abundantere | das abundantere | die abundanteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein abundanterer | eine abundantere | ein abundanteres | (keine) abundanteren |
genitive | eines abundanteren | einer abundanteren | eines abundanteren | (keiner) abundanteren | |
dative | einem abundanteren | einer abundanteren | einem abundanteren | (keinen) abundanteren | |
accusative | einen abundanteren | eine abundantere | ein abundanteres | (keine) abundanteren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am abundantesten | sie ist am abundantesten | es ist am abundantesten | sie sind am abundantesten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | abundantester | abundanteste | abundantestes | abundanteste |
genitive | abundantesten | abundantester | abundantesten | abundantester | |
dative | abundantestem | abundantester | abundantestem | abundantesten | |
accusative | abundantesten | abundanteste | abundantestes | abundanteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der abundanteste | die abundanteste | das abundanteste | die abundantesten |
genitive | des abundantesten | der abundantesten | des abundantesten | der abundantesten | |
dative | dem abundantesten | der abundantesten | dem abundantesten | den abundantesten | |
accusative | den abundantesten | die abundanteste | das abundanteste | die abundantesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein abundantester | eine abundanteste | ein abundantestes | (keine) abundantesten |
genitive | eines abundantesten | einer abundantesten | eines abundantesten | (keiner) abundantesten | |
dative | einem abundantesten | einer abundantesten | einem abundantesten | (keinen) abundantesten | |
accusative | einen abundantesten | eine abundanteste | ein abundantestes | (keine) abundantesten |
Further reading
- “abundant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
abundant
- third-person plural present active indicative of abundō
Old French
Verb
abundant
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of abondant
Romanian
Adjective
abundant m or n (feminine singular abundantă, masculine plural abundanți, feminine and neuter plural abundante)
- Obsolete form of abundent.
Declension
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 |
References
- abundant in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN