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- [uh-buhn-duh ns]
- /əˈbʌn dəns/
- /əˈbʌn.dəns/
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- [uh-buhn-duh ns]
- /əˈbʌn dəns/
Definitions of abundance word
- singular noun abundance An abundance of something is a large quantity of it. 3
- noun abundance a copious supply; great amount 3
- noun abundance fullness or benevolence 3
- noun abundance degree of plentifulness 3
- noun abundance the extent to which an element or ion occurs in the earth's crust or some other specified environment: often expressed in parts per million or as a percentage 3
- noun abundance the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope in a mixture of isotopes of an element to the total number of atoms present: often expressed as a percentage 3
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Origin of abundance
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin abundantia. See abundant, -ance
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Parts of speech for Abundance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
abundance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for abundance
noun abundance
- profusion — abundance; abundant quantity.
- prosperity — a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
- wealth — a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches: the wealth of a city.
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- riches — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
Antonyms for abundance
noun abundance
- poverty — the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- scarcity — insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
- dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
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