abundant
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abundant
- /əˈbʌn.dənt/ UK
- /əˈbʌn.dənt/ US
Where it comes from
First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundō (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound.
adjective more abundant · most abundant · aboundant · abundaunt · habundaunt · habundant
- Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. Blackberries are abundant in this part of the country in October, so we always make lots of jam.
- Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. Abundant in goodness and truth.
- Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
Similar: ample, bountiful, copious, exuberant, liberal, overflowing, plenteous, plentiful, profuse, rich, teeming, lavish
