abundant

English

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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.

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Adjective

abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)

  1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
    • [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination
  2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
    • Abundant in goodness and truth. — Exodus, 34:6
  3. (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]

Usage notes

  • (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.

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References

  1. ↑ “abundant” in William Morris, editor, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1971 [1969], OCLC 299754516, page 6.
  2. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
  3. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10

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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)

  1. abundant; plentiful

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German

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Adjective

abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantsten)

  1. abundant

Declension

Comparative forms of abundant
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

Latin

Verb

abundant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abundō
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