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Abundance Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Abundance? [n] the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" [n] (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 [n] (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present Synonyms \| Synonyms for Abundance: copiousness \| teemingness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Abundance: accumulation \| acres \| adequacy \| affluence \| amassment \| ample sufficiency \| ampleness \| amplitude \| avalanche \| backlog \| bags \| barrels \| bonanza \| bountifulness \| bountiousness \| budget \| bumper crop \| bushel \| cloud of words \| collection \| commissariat \| commissary \| competence \| copiousness \| cornucopia \| countlessness \| cumulation \| diffuseness \| diffusion \| diffusiveness \| dump \| ease \| easy street \| effusion \| effusiveness \| enough \| excess \| extravagance \| exuberance \| fecundity \| fertility \| flood \| flow \| fluency \| foison \| formlessness \| fructiferousness \| fruitfulness \| full measure \| fullness \| generosity \| generousness \| glut \| great abundance \| great plenty \| gush \| gushing \| heap \| hoard \| infinitude \| innumerability \| inventory \| landslide \| larder \| lavishness \| liberality \| liberalness \| load \| logorrhea \| lots \| lushness \| luxuriance \| macrology \| manyness \| mass \| material \| materials \| materiel \| maximum \| more than enough \| mountain \| much \| multifariousness \| multifoldness \| multiplicity \| multitude \| multitudinousness \| munitions \| myriad \| myriads \| nimiety \| numerousness \| ocean \| oceans \| opulence \| opulency \| outpour \| outpouring \| overflow \| oversupply \| palilogy \| peck \| pile \| plenitude \| plenteousness \| plentifulness \| plenty \| pleonasm \| pregnancy \| prevalence \| procreativeness \| prodigality \| productive capacity \| productiveness \| productivity \| profuseness \| profusion \| prolificacy \| prolificity \| prosperousness \| provisionment \| provisions \| quantities \| quantity \| rampancy \| rankness \| rations \| redundancy \| reiteration \| reiterativeness \| repertoire \| repertory \| repetition for effect \| repetitiveness \| repleteness \| repletion \| rich harvest \| rich vein \| richness \| rick \| rifeness \| riot \| riotousness \| satiety \| scads \| sea \| shower \| spate \| stack \| stock \| stock-in-trade \| stockpile \| store \| stores \| stream \| substantiality \| substantialness \| sufficiency \| superabundance \| superfluity \| superflux \| supplies \| supply on hand \| surplus \| swarmingness \| talkativeness \| tautology \| teeming womb \| teemingness \| thriving \| tirade \| tons \| treasure \| treasury \| volume \| wealth \| well-being \| world \| worlds See Also \| amplitude \| bountifulness \| bounty \| cornucopia \| lushness \| luxuriance \| overabundance \| overmuch \| overmuchness \| plenitude \| plenteousness \| plentifulness \| plentitude \| plenty \| profuseness \| profusion \| quantity \| ratio \| richness \| superabundance \| wealth Abundance In Webster's Dictionary \A*bun"dance\, n. [OE. (h)abundaunce, abundance, F. abondance, L. abundantia, fr. abundare. See {Abound}.] An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number. It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state. --Raleigh. Syn: Exuberance; plenteousness; plenty; copiousness; overflow; riches; affluence; wealth. Usage: {Abundance}, {Plenty}, {Exuberance}. These words rise upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness. Plenty denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as, plenty of food, plenty of money, etc. Abundance express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or excess; as, abundance of riches, an abundance of wit and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a high degree. Exuberance rises still higher, and implies a bursting forth on every side, producing great superfluity or redundance; as, an exuberance of mirth, an exuberance of animal spirits, etc.

Abundance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Abundance?

[n] the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"
[n] (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
[n] (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

Synonyms | Synonyms for Abundance: copiousness | teemingness

Abundance In Webster's Dictionary

\A*bun"dance\, n. [OE. (h)abundaunce, abundance, F.
abondance, L. abundantia, fr. abundare. See {Abound}.]
An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty;
profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly
applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number.

      It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble
      blood hath been shed with small benefit to the
      Christian state.                         --Raleigh.

Syn: Exuberance; plenteousness; plenty; copiousness;
     overflow; riches; affluence; wealth.

Usage: {Abundance}, {Plenty}, {Exuberance}. These words rise
       upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness.
       Plenty denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as,
       plenty of food, plenty of money, etc. Abundance
       express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or
       excess; as, abundance of riches, an abundance of wit
       and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a
       high degree. Exuberance rises still higher, and
       implies a bursting forth on every side, producing
       great superfluity or redundance; as, an exuberance of
       mirth, an exuberance of animal spirits, etc.

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