Meanings
nounoverabundance (countable and uncountable, plural overabundances)
plural overabundances
- countableuncountableAn excess of what is needed or is appropriate.
Synonyms: excess, superabundance, surfeit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn excess of what is needed or is appropriate.
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nouna quantity that is more than what is appropriate
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Origin
- Middle Englishoveraboundaunce
- Englishoverabundance
From Middle English overaboundaunce, equivalent to over- + abundance.
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Danish overflod
- overflodexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
French surabondance
- surabondanceexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
German Überfluss
- Überflussexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
Italian sovrabbondanza
- sovrabbondanzaexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
Polish nadmiar
- nadmiarexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
Portuguese superabundância
- superabundânciaexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
Spanish sobreabundancia, superabundancia
- sobreabundanciaexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
- superabundanciaexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
Swedish överflöd
- överflödexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
Turkish fazlalık, şiddet
- fazlalıkexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
- şiddetexcess of what is needed or is appropriate
Ukrainian на́дмір
- на́дмір (nádmir)excess of what is needed or is appropriate
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APA
overabundance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabundance
MLA
“overabundance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabundance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overabundance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabundance.
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