abundant

comparative more abundant · superlative most abundant · alternative obsolete aboundant · alternative obsolete abundaunt · alternative obsolete habundaunt · alternative obsolete habundant

1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.First known use First attested around 1350 to 1470.

   a delicate face framed by abundant black hair

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   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

   [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation.

   a. 1859, Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination

   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.

   2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kadara

   Antonyms: rare, scarce

2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.First known use First attested around 1350 to 1470.

   Abundant in goodness and truth.

   1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 34:6

   Synonyms: flush, rife

3. mathematicsBeing an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.First known use First attested in the mid 16ᵗʰ century.

   Antonyms: deficient