abundance

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbʌndəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbʌndəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə bundəns)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•bun•dance /əˈbʌndəns/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. a great amount or quantity of: [countable; usually singular]has an abundance of natural resources.[uncountable]has resources in abundance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•bun•dance  (ə bundəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an extremely plentiful or oversufficient quantity or supply:an abundance of grain.
  2. overflowing fullness:abundance of the heart.
  3. affluence;
    wealth:the enjoyment of abundance.
  4. Physics, Chemistrythe number of atoms of one isotope of an element divided by the total number of atoms in a mixture of the isotopes.
  • Latin abundantia. See abundant, -ance
  • Middle French
  • Middle English 1300–50
    1. copiousness, plenteousness. See plenty. 2. generosity.
    1. scarcity.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abundance /əˈbʌndəns/, abundancy /əˈbʌndənsɪ/ n
  1. a copious supply; great amount
  2. fullness or benevolence: from the abundance of my heart
  3. degree of plentifulness
  4. Also called: abondance a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks
  5. affluence
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin abundantia, from abundāre to abound
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