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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
Noun
1. a great amount
2. degree of plentifulness
3. in abundance in great amounts: they had fish and fruit in abundance [Latin abundare to abound]
abundant adj

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, megabucks U.S., Canad. (slang) tidy sum (informal) lucre, pretty penny (informal) pelf, top whack (informal)
Translations
abundance [əˈbʌndəns] nabundancia

abundance [əˈbʌndəns] nabondance f

abundance [əˈbʌndəns] nReichtum m;
an abundance of → eine Fülle von;
in abundance → in Hülle und Fülle

abundance [əˈbʌndəns] nabbondanza

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 다량 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 大量地


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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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