abundant

Pronunciation: /əˈbʌn.dənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective present in great quantity

Etymology

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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Semantic network

Similar
abounding, easy, rank, superabundant
Opposite (antonyms)
scarce

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