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abundant
What does abundant mean?
abundant (adjective): fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce abundant?
/əˈbʌndənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does abundant come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Words related to abundant
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “abundant” mean?
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
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having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
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broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something
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fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing
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