abundant
pronunciation
How to pronounce abundant in British English:
UK [əˈbʌndənt]
How to pronounce abundant in American English:
US [əˈbʌndənt]
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- Adjective:
- present in great quantity
Word Origin
- abundant (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French abundant and directly from Latin abundantem (nominative abundans) "overflowing," present participle of abundare "to overflow" (see abound). Related: Abundantly.
Synonym
rich fruitful fecund luxuriant superabundant proliferous profuse fertile rank prodigal lavish productive thriving prolific exuberant
well-furnished jammed over teeming abounding bursting replete well-stocked with spilling overspilling filled overflowing well-provided thick alive chock-a-block crawling bristling rife well-supplied packed full swarming rampant running
Example
- 1. Capitalists can also go to where workers are abundant .
- 2. Bangladesh is trading its only abundant resource , labour .
- 3. There is abundant human talent available , and property galore .
- 4. True , there was the odd dry year . But rainfall was usually abundant , and harvests adequate .
- 5. Both candidates are revelling in america 's abundant hydrocarbons .