abundant
English
Alternative forms
- aboundant, abundaunt, habundaunt, habundant (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt,[1] habundaunt,[2] aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundo (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/, /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)
- Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
- [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination
- Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][3]
- Abundant in goodness and truth. — Exodus, 34:6
- (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.][3]
- Antonym: deficient
Usage notes
- (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.
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Translations
fully sufficient; plentiful
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References
- “abundant” in William Morris, editor, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1971 [1969], →OCLC, page 6.
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
- “abundant” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 10.
Catalan
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Further reading
- “abundant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French abundant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː.bʏnˈdɑnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: abun‧dant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Inflection
Inflection of abundant | ||||
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uninflected | abundant | |||
inflected | abundante | |||
comparative | abundanter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | abundant | abundanter | het abundantst het abundantste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | abundante | abundantere | abundantste |
n. sing. | abundant | abundanter | abundantste | |
plural | abundante | abundantere | abundantste | |
definite | abundante | abundantere | abundantste | |
partitive | abundants | abundanters | — |
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abʊnˈdant/
Audio (file)
Declension
Positive forms of abundant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist abundant | sie ist abundant | es ist abundant | sie sind abundant | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abundanter | abundante | abundantes | abundante |
genitive | abundanten | abundanter | abundanten | abundanter | |
dative | abundantem | abundanter | abundantem | abundanten | |
accusative | abundanten | abundante | abundantes | abundante | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abundante | die abundante | das abundante | die abundanten |
genitive | des abundanten | der abundanten | des abundanten | der abundanten | |
dative | dem abundanten | der abundanten | dem abundanten | den abundanten | |
accusative | den abundanten | die abundante | das abundante | die abundanten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abundanter | eine abundante | ein abundantes | (keine) abundanten |
genitive | eines abundanten | einer abundanten | eines abundanten | (keiner) abundanten | |
dative | einem abundanten | einer abundanten | einem abundanten | (keinen) abundanten | |
accusative | einen abundanten | eine abundante | ein abundantes | (keine) abundanten |
Comparative forms of abundant
Superlative forms of abundant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am abundantsten | sie ist am abundantsten | es ist am abundantsten | sie sind am abundantsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abundantster | abundantste | abundantstes | abundantste |
genitive | abundantsten | abundantster | abundantsten | abundantster | |
dative | abundantstem | abundantster | abundantstem | abundantsten | |
accusative | abundantsten | abundantste | abundantstes | abundantste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abundantste | die abundantste | das abundantste | die abundantsten |
genitive | des abundantsten | der abundantsten | des abundantsten | der abundantsten | |
dative | dem abundantsten | der abundantsten | dem abundantsten | den abundantsten | |
accusative | den abundantsten | die abundantste | das abundantste | die abundantsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abundantster | eine abundantste | ein abundantstes | (keine) abundantsten |
genitive | eines abundantsten | einer abundantsten | eines abundantsten | (keiner) abundantsten | |
dative | einem abundantsten | einer abundantsten | einem abundantsten | (keinen) abundantsten | |
accusative | einen abundantsten | eine abundantste | ein abundantstes | (keine) abundantsten |
Latin
Old French
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