ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Abundant

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈbʌn.dənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Abundant is an adjective meaning Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.

Meaning

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.

More Meanings

  1. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
  2. (mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.

Example Sentences

Abundant in goodness and truth.
an abundant selection of carpets to choose from
Blackberries are abundant in this part of the country in October, so we always make lots of jam.
[W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation.

Word Forms

Synonyms for abundant

Depending on context, synonyms include ample, bountiful, copious, exuberant, liberal, plenteous.

Antonyms for abundant

Common opposites include insufficient, lacking, rare, scant, scarce, uncommon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plentiful, galore, plenteous, superabundant, abounding, copious.

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