ABUNDANT


Meaning of ABUNDANT in English

-ənt adjective

Etymology: Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, from Middle French abundant, from Latin abundant-, abundans, present participle of abundare to abound — more at abound

1.

a. : possessing (as resources) in great quantity : having great plenty : rich

a fair and abundant land

the promise of a more abundant life

b. : amply supplied : abounding

abundant with fly life and other natural trout food — Alexander MacDonald

— used with in and with

2. : more than sufficient

abundant and well-distributed rainfall

: occurring or existing in great quantity : ample , plentiful , copious

life, in all its forms, is most abundant near water — John Burroughs

her forthright manner and her abundant common sense — C.G.Bowers

Synonyms: see plentiful

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