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abundant

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈbəndənt// UK //ɐbˈʌndənt// abun·dant

adj. available in large quantities. You use this to describe something when there is more than enough of it.

adj. existing or available in large quantities; plentiful. Often used to describe natural resources, evidence, or opportunities.


SIMPLE

The garden has abundant sunshine all day long.

CONTEXTUAL

The region is famous for its abundant natural resources, which have fueled the local economy for decades.

COMPLEX

Researchers found abundant evidence suggesting that the ancient civilization possessed advanced knowledge of irrigation and crop rotation long before their neighbors.

Antonyms
Origin

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.

Usage

Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun, but can also follow linking verbs like 'be' or 'become'.

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