Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abundant

/əˈbʌn.dənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: a-bun-dant
IPA: /əˈbʌn.dənt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.

adj

Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.

Example Sentences

"Blackberries are abundant in this part of the country in October, so we always make lots of jam."
"an abundant selection of carpets to choose from"
"a delicate face framed by abundant black hair"
"[W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation."
"Kadara was of great interest to the Andromeda Initiative after it appeared on long-range surveys. Seemingly abundant liquid water and an oxygen-mix atmosphere made it a strong candidate for settlement, earning it the designation Habitat 4. Closer range surveys now reveal that Kadara's water sources are tainted and unpotable."
"Abundant in goodness and truth."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *wed-, abundaunt, abundant, abondant, abundāns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbʌn.dənt/
British English: /əˈbʌn.dənt/

Inflected Forms

more abundant (comparative) most abundant (superlative) aboundant (alternative, obsolete) abundaunt (alternative, obsolete) habundaunt (alternative, obsolete) habundant (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

abundantial abundantly hyperabundant nonabundant overabundant superabundant surabundant unabundant underabundant

Phrases

abundant number abundant year in spades

Frequently Paired Words

abound heavy filled in spades excess lack

Synonyms

flush rife ample bountiful copious exuberant liberal overflowing plenteous plentiful profuse rich

Antonyms

rare scarce deficient insufficient lacking scant uncommon adequate satisfactory sufficient

Rhymes With

redundant

Questions

How do you pronounce abundant?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbʌn.dənt/.
What does abundant mean?: Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
Where does abundant come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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