abundant

== English == === Alternative forms === aboundant, abundaunt, habundaunt, habundant (obsolete) === Etymology === First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundō (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dənt/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dənt/ Hyphenation: a‧bun‧dant === Adjective === abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant) Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] Antonyms: rare, scarce Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] Synonyms: flush, rife (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.] Antonym: deficient ==== Usage notes ==== (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of. ==== Synonyms ==== ample (see here for explanation of distinctions) bountiful copious exuberant liberal overflowing plenteous plentiful profuse rich teeming See also Thesaurus:abundant ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin abundantem. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βunˈdan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.bunˈdant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.bunˈdant] Rhymes: -ant ==== Adjective ==== abundant m or f (masculine and feminine plural abundants) abundant; plentiful ===== Derived terms ===== abundantment ===== Related terms ===== abundància abundar ==== Further reading ==== “abundant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== abundant gerund of abundar == Dutch == === Alternative forms === abondant === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French abundant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aː.bʏnˈdɑnt/ Hyphenation: abun‧dant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Adjective === abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative abundantst) abundant ==== Declension ==== == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abʊnˈdant/ === Adjective === abundant (strong nominative masculine singular abundanter, comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantesten) abundant ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “abundant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Latin == === Verb === abundant third-person plural present active indicative of abundō == Old French == === Verb === abundant (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of abondant == Romanian == === Adjective === abundant m or n (feminine singular abundantă, masculine plural abundanți, feminine/neuter plural abundante) obsolete form of abundent ==== Declension ==== === References === abundant in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN