abundance

[ uh-buhn-duhns ]

/ əˈbʌn dəns /

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noun

an extremely plentiful or oversufficient quantity or supply: an abundance of grain.

overflowing fullness: abundance of the heart.

affluence; wealth: the enjoyment of abundance.

Physics, Chemistry. the number of atoms of one isotope of an element divided by the total number of atoms in a mixture of the isotopes.

Origin of abundance

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin abundantia. See abundant, -ance

SYNONYMS FOR abundance

1 copiousness, plenteousness. See plenty.

2 generosity.

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ANTONYMS FOR abundance

1 scarcity.

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OTHER WORDS FROM abundance

pre·a·bun·dance, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abundance

abundance plenty profusion (see synonym study at plenty)

Words nearby abundance

abukir, abukir bay, abulia, abumeron, abuna, abundance, abundant, abundant number, abundant year, abundantly, abury

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She actively, and with glee, imbued their lives with an abundance of misery.

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The West applies reason and logic to true believers who have no fear and have an abundance of imagination.

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There is abundance of land, and three-fourths of it certainly lies uncultivated.

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But the main clauses of the will had certainly been reproduced, with an abundance of circumstantial detail.

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Trees in abundance were growing about, some of which were oaks.

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Abundance there was of Students, more than there was room to seat but upon forms, and the Church mighty full.

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Is there gold and silver, is there abundance of every good thing in his kingdom?

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British Dictionary definitions for abundance

abundance

/ (əˈbʌndəns) /

noun

a copious supply; great amount

fullness or benevolence from the abundance of my heart

degree of plentifulness

chem the extent to which an element or ion occurs in the earth's crust or some other specified environment: often expressed in parts per million or as a percentage

physics the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope in a mixture of isotopes of an element to the total number of atoms present: often expressed as a percentage the abundance of neon-22 in natural neon is 8.82 per cent

Also called: abondance a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks

affluence

Word Origin for abundance

C14: via Old French from Latin abundantia, from abundāre to abound

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