abundant

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈbʌn.dənt/ UK /əˈbʌn.dənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #18090

Meanings

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adj
existing in large amounts; more than enough

The region has an abundant supply of clean water.

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Synonyms

1 adj · existing in large amounts;... plentiful ample copious

More abounding aplenty bountiful brimming exuberantgaloregenerouslargificallargifluouslavish

Opposites

adequate insufficient lacking rare satisfactory scant scarce sufficient uncommon

Word family

Derived forms abundantialabundantlyhyperabundantnonabundantoverabundant superabundantsurabundantunabundantunderabundant

Related forms abound excess filled heavy lack

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abundant supply
a large quantity of something readily available

Adjective + noun

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.

*wed- Proto-Indo-European abundaunt Middle English abundant xno abondant Old French abundāns Latin

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# abundant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈbʌn.dənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbʌn.dənt/
**Frequency rank:** 18090

## Meanings
1. existing in large amounts; more than enough

## Examples
- The region has an abundant supply of clean water.

## Synonyms
- abounding
- ample
- aplenty
- bountiful
- brimming
- copious
- exuberant
- galore
- generous
- largifical
- largifluous
- lavish

## Antonyms
- adequate
- insufficient
- lacking
- rare
- satisfactory
- scant
- scarce
- sufficient
- uncommon

## Derived Forms
- abundantial
- abundantly
- hyperabundant
- nonabundant
- overabundant
- superabundant
- surabundant
- unabundant
- underabundant

## Related Forms
- abound
- excess
- filled
- heavy
- lack

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wed-
- Root: abundaunt
- Root: abundant
- Root: abondant
- Root: abundāns

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Abundant is first attested about 1380. It comes 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. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *wed-.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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