Abundant means present in more than plenty. Abundant evidence, abundant supply, abundant wildlife.
It is stronger than plentiful and implies more than is needed rather than merely enough. It suits natural resources, evidence and growth. In ecology, the most abundant species is the commonest one by count. Note abundance; and that the Latin means overflowing, from unda, a wave — so an abundant supply is literally one that flows over.
1adjectiveabundantPresent in more than plenty.
“Fish were so abundant in the bay that you could almost catch them with your hands.”
synonyms: plentiful, copious
abundant is a quality of plenty.
Also accepted in games: plentiful
Latin abundans is the participle of abundare, to overflow — ab plus unda, a wave. Undulate, inundate and redundant come from the same wave.
Proto-Indo-European
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Latin
abundāns
Old French
abondant
Anglo-Norman
abundant
Middle English
abundaunt
English, today
abundant
Built from
First attested about 1380. 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”). Compare abound.
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