abundant

English

Alternative forms

• aboundant,abundaunt,habundaunt,habundant(obsolete)

Etymology

First attested about 1380. FromMiddle Englishabundaunt,habundaunt,aboundant,fromAnglo-Normanabundant,fromOld Frenchabondant,fromLatinabundāns,present participle ofabundo(“to overflow, to abound”).Compareabound.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/əˈbʌn.dn̩t/
• (US)IPA^(key):/əˈbʌn.dn̩t/,/əˈbn̩.dn̩t/

• Audio(US):

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Adjective

abundant(comparativemoreabundant,superlativemostabundant)

1. Fully sufficient; found incopioussupply; in great quantity; overflowing.[First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Antonyms:rare,scarce

   Blackberries areabundantin this part of the country in October, so we always make lots of jam.

   anabundantselection 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 theabundantimages 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. Seeminglyabundantliquid 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.

2. Richlysupplied;wealthy;possessing in great quantity.[First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
   • 1611,The Holy Bible,[…](King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker,[…],→OCLC,Exodus34:6:

     Abundantin goodness and truth.

3. (mathematics)Being anabundant number,i.e. less than the sum of all of itsdivisorsexcept itself.[First attested in the mid 16^thcentury.]

   Antonym:deficient

Usage notes

• (richly supplied):Normally followed by the wordinor(obsolete)of.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• abundantial
• abundantly
• abundant number
• abundant year
• hyperabundant
• nonabundant
• overabundant
• superabundant
• surabundant
• unabundant
• underabundant

Related terms

• abound

Translations

fully sufficient; plentiful

• Arabic:وافِر(ar)(wāfir)

  Moroccan Arabic:وافْر(wāfr)

• Armenian:առատ(hy)(aṙat)
• Azerbaijani:bol(az)
• Belarusian:бага́ты(be)(baháty)
• Bengali:বহুল(bn)(bohul)
• Bulgarian:оби́лен(bg)(obílen),изоби́лен(bg)(izobílen)
• Catalan:abundant(ca)
• Chamicuro:icheeki
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Phong phú／Phong phú(zh)(fēngfù)

• Cornish:pals
• Czech:hojný(cs)m
• Danish:rigelig
• Dutch:overvloedig(nl),rijkelijk voorhanden,abondant(nl)
• Esperanto:abunda(eo)
• Finnish:runsas(fi),yltäkylläinen(fi)
• French:abondant(fr)
• Galician:abundante(gl),abondoso
• Georgian:უხვი(uxvi),სავსე(savse),დოვლათიანი(dovlatiani)
• German:reichlich(de),wohlhabend(de)
• Gothic:𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃(ganōhs)
• Greek:άφθονος(el)(áfthonos)

  Ancient:ἄφθονος(áphthonos),δαψιλής(dapsilḗs),περισσός(perissós)

• Hungarian:bőséges(hu),kiadós(hu)
• Ido:abundanta(io)
• Interlingua:abundante
• Irish:líonmhar,raidhsiúil,fairsing
• Italian:abbondante(it)
• Japanese:Phong か(ja)(yutaka),Lượng の đa い(ja)(ryō no ōi)
• Latin:abundans,amplus(la),largus
• Latvian:bagātīgs
• Lithuanian:gausus
• Maori:ranea,makuru
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:rikelig(no),rik(no)

• Plautdietsch:riew
• Polish:obfity(pl)
• Portuguese:abundante(pt)
• Quechua:yupa
• Romanian:abundent(ro)
• Russian:оби́льный(ru)m(obílʹnyj),изоби́лующий(ru)m(izobílujuščij)
• Sanskrit:बहु(sa)(bahu)
• Scots:roch
• Scottish Gaelic:pailt
• Spanish:abundante(es),copioso(es),cuantioso(es)
• Swedish:riklig(sv),ymnig(sv)
• Telugu:మిక్కిలి(te)(mikkili)
• Tocharian B:īte
• Turkish:bol(tr)
• Ukrainian:бага́тий(uk)(bahátyj)
• Vietnamese:dồi dào(vi)
• Volapük:bundanik(vo)
• Welsh:helaeth(cy)
• Zazaki:zaf

Catalan

Etymology 1

BorrowedfromLatinabundantem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ə.βunˈdan]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ə.bunˈdant]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[a.bunˈdant]
• Rhymes:-ant

Adjective

abundantmorf(masculine and feminine pluralabundants)

1. abundant;plentiful

Derived terms

• abundantment

Related terms

• abundància
• abundar

Further reading

• “abundant”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

abundant

1. gerundofabundar

Dutch

Alternative forms

• abondant

Etymology

Borrowed fromMiddle Frenchabundant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aː.bʏnˈdɑnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:abun‧dant
• Rhymes:-ɑnt

Adjective

abundant(comparativeabundanter,superlativeabundantst)

1. abundant

Inflection

Declension ofabundant
uninflected	abundant
inflected	abundante
comparative	abundanter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		abundant	abundanter	hetabundantst hetabundantste
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:

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Adjective

abundant(strong nominative masculine singularabundanter,comparativeabundanter,superlativeamabundantesten)

1. abundant

Declension

Positive forms ofabundant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristabundant	sieistabundant	esistabundant	siesindabundant
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	derabundante	dieabundante	dasabundante	dieabundanten
	genitive	desabundanten	derabundanten	desabundanten	derabundanten
	dative	demabundanten	derabundanten	demabundanten	denabundanten
	accusative	denabundanten	dieabundante	dasabundante	dieabundanten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einabundanter	eineabundante	einabundantes	(keine)abundanten
	genitive	einesabundanten	einerabundanten	einesabundanten	(keiner)abundanten
	dative	einemabundanten	einerabundanten	einemabundanten	(keinen)abundanten
	accusative	einenabundanten	eineabundante	einabundantes	(keine)abundanten

Comparative forms ofabundant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristabundanter	sieistabundanter	esistabundanter	siesindabundanter
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	derabundantere	dieabundantere	dasabundantere	dieabundanteren
	genitive	desabundanteren	derabundanteren	desabundanteren	derabundanteren
	dative	demabundanteren	derabundanteren	demabundanteren	denabundanteren
	accusative	denabundanteren	dieabundantere	dasabundantere	dieabundanteren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einabundanterer	eineabundantere	einabundanteres	(keine)abundanteren
	genitive	einesabundanteren	einerabundanteren	einesabundanteren	(keiner)abundanteren
	dative	einemabundanteren	einerabundanteren	einemabundanteren	(keinen)abundanteren
	accusative	einenabundanteren	eineabundantere	einabundanteres	(keine)abundanteren

Superlative forms ofabundant

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		eristamabundantesten	sieistamabundantesten	esistamabundantesten	siesindamabundantesten
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	derabundanteste	dieabundanteste	dasabundanteste	dieabundantesten
	genitive	desabundantesten	derabundantesten	desabundantesten	derabundantesten
	dative	demabundantesten	derabundantesten	demabundantesten	denabundantesten
	accusative	denabundantesten	dieabundanteste	dasabundanteste	dieabundantesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einabundantester	eineabundanteste	einabundantestes	(keine)abundantesten
	genitive	einesabundantesten	einerabundantesten	einesabundantesten	(keiner)abundantesten
	dative	einemabundantesten	einerabundantesten	einemabundantesten	(keinen)abundantesten
	accusative	einenabundantesten	eineabundanteste	einabundantestes	(keine)abundantesten

Further reading

• “abundant”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

abundant

1. third-personpluralpresentactiveindicativeofabundō

Old French

Verb

abundant

1. (Anglo-Norman)Alternative form ofabondant

Romanian

Adjective

abundantmorn(feminine singularabundantă,masculine pluralabundanți,feminine and neuter pluralabundante)

1. Obsoleteform ofabundent.

Declension

Declension ofabundant

		singular			plural
		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

• abundantin Academia Română,Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a,Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010.→ISBN