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abundance

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a·bun·dance  (-bndns)
n.
1. A great or plentiful amount.
2. Fullness to overflowing: "My thoughts . . . are from the abundance of my heart" (Thomas De Quincey).
3. Affluence; wealth.
4. Chemistry The amount of an isotope of an element that exists in nature, usually expressed as a percentage of the total amount of all isotopes of the element.

abundance [əˈbʌndəns]
n
1. a copious supply; great amount
2. fullness or benevolence from the abundance of my heart
3. degree of plentifulness
4. (Chemistry) Chem 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
5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics 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 the abundance of neon-22 in natural neon is 8.82 per cent
6. (Group Games / Card Games) Also called abondance a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks
7. affluence
[via Old French from Latin abundantia, from abundāre to abound]

Abundance a profusion, a great plenty, an overflowing quantity. See also exuberance.
Examples: of superfluous breath, 1593; of valuable information, 1824; of mercy; of worthless and fabulous scoundrels, 1687; an abundance of good things.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abundanceabundance - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"
quantity - an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"
bountifulness, bounty, amplitude - the property of copious abundance
plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty - a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"
profuseness, profusion, richness, cornucopia - the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"
wealth - the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent"
lushness, luxuriance, voluptuousness - the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses
overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
scarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount
2.abundanceabundance - (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
3.abundanceabundance - (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

abundance
noun
2. wealth, money, funds, capital, cash, riches, resources, assets, fortune, possessions, prosperity, big money, wad (U.S. & Canad. slang), affluence, big bucks (informal, chiefly U.S.), opulence, top dollar (informal), megabucks (U.S. & Canad. slang), tidy sum (informal), lucre, wonga (slang), pretty penny (informal), pelf What customers want is a display of lushness and abundance.
Translations
abundance [əˈbʌndəns] Nabundancia f
in abundanceen abundancia, en cantidad, en grandes cantidades
we have a great abundance of plumstenemos ciruelas en abundancia
we had an abundance of rainllovió copiosamente

abundance [əˈbʌndəns] nabondance f
an abundance of sth → une abondance de qch
in abundance → en abondance, à profusion
to have sth in abundance → avoir qch en abondance

abundance
n(großer) Reichtum (→ of an +dat); (of hair, vegetation, details, illustrations, information, ideas, colours also, proof)Fülle f (→ of von, +gen); in abundancein Hülle und Fülle; to have an abundance of somethingetw im Überfluss haben; a country with an abundance of oil/raw materialsein Land mit reichen Ölvorkommen/großem Reichtum an Rohstoffen; with his abundance of energymit seiner ungeheuren Energie; such an abundance of open spaceso unermesslich viel freies Land

abundance [əˈbʌndəns] nabbondanza, gran quantità
in abundance → in abbondanza, in gran quantità

abundance
n abundance [əˈbandəns]
a large amount an abundance of food; There was food in abundance. oorvloed كَثْرَة، وَفْرَة، غَزَارَة обилие hojnost, velké množství overflod der Überfluß αφθονία abundancia rohkus وفور runsaus abondance שֶׁפָע अधिकता/अपार obilje bőség berlimpah gnægð abbondanza 豊富 풍부 gausumas pārpilnība banyak overvloed overflod mnogość, dostatek abundância abundenţă изобилие hojnosť izobilje obilje överflöd ความอุดมสมบูรณ์ bolluk, zenginlik 大量 достаток; велика кількість افراط sự nhiều
adj aˈbundant
plentiful abundant proof. oorvloedig وَفِير، غَزِير، غَنِي بِ обилен hojný rigelig; tilstrækkelig reichlich άφθονος abundante rohke فراوان runsas abondant מָצוּי בְּשֶׁפָע, דַי וְהוֹתֵר बहुत सारा obilan bőséges berlimpah nógur, ríkulegur abbondante 豊富な 풍부한 gausus pārpilns; vairāk nekā pietiekams amat banyak overvloedig rikelig obfity, liczny abundante abundent, bogat обильный hojný obilen obilan riklig อุดมสมบูรณ์ bol, çok, zengin 豐富的 рясний, багатий بآفراط nhiều
adv aˈbundantly
oorvloedig بِوَفْرَة، بِغَزَارَة، بِكَثْرَة изобилие hojně rigeligt reichlich άφθονα abundantemente rohkesti بطور فراوان runsaasti abondamment בְּשֶפָע, לְמַכבִּיר, מֵעַל וֵּמֵעֶבֶר प्रचुरता obilno bőven berlimpah ríkulega abbondantemente たっぷり 풍부하게 gausiai, sočiai pārpilnībā dengan banyaknya overvloedig rikelig obficie, pod dostatkiem com abundância din belşug обильно hojne, výdatne obilno obilato i överflöd, rikligt อย่างมาก bol bol, bol miktarda 大量地,很多 рясно فراوانی سے nhiều


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The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, "How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens"; and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.
Healths were drunk, in sufficient abundance to guarantee all the guests a lifetime of centuries.
Here are children in abundance, and what benefit could have accrued to me from his purchasing Vernon?
 
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