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1 abundance
(a large amount: an abundance of food; There was food in abundance.) gausumas- abundant- abundantly -
2 profusion
[-ʒən]noun ((sometimes with a) (too) great abundance: a profusion of flowers.) gausybė
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abundance — ► NOUN 1) a very large quantity. 2) the state of having a very large quantity; plentifulness: vines grew in abundance. 3) the amount of something present in a particular area, volume, or sample. ORIGIN Latin abundantia, from abundare overflow … English terms dictionary
abundance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, rich, sheer ▪ We were amazed by the sheer abundance of food. ▪ relative ▪ high, low … Collocations dictionary
abundance — noun (singular, uncountable) a large quantity of something: an abundance of: an abundance of wavy red hair | in abundance: Wild flowers grow in abundance on the hillsides … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abundance — noun a) An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth. , It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state … Wiktionary
abundance — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. abondance and directly from L. abundantia fullness, plenty, noun of state from abundantem (nom. abundans), prp. of abundare to overflow (see ABOUND (Cf. abound)) … Etymology dictionary
abundance — noun the abundance of donated funds was completely unexpected Syn: profusion, plentifulness, profuseness, copiousness, amplitude, lavishness, bountifulness, bounty; host, cornucopia, riot; plenty, quantities, scores, multitude; informal millions … Thesaurus of popular words
abundance — noun Date: 14th century 1. an ample quantity ; profusion 2. affluence, wealth 3. relative degree of plentifulness < low abundances of uranium and thorium H. C. Urey > … New Collegiate Dictionary
abundance — noun Syn: plenty, plethora, profusion, exuberance, riot, superabundance Ant: lack, scarcity … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
abundance — a|bun|dance [ ə bʌndəns ] noun uncount FORMAL a very large quantity of something: abundance of: The lake attracts an abundance of wildlife. in abundance: The evidence is there in abundance. ─ opposite SCARCITY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abundance — UK [əˈbʌndəns] / US noun [singular/uncountable] formal a very large quantity of something abundance of: The lake attracts an abundance of wildlife. in abundance: The evidence is there in abundance … English dictionary
abundance — /əˈbʌndəns/ (say uh bunduhns) noun 1. an overflowing quantity or supply: an abundance of grain. 2. overflowing fullness: abundance of the heart. 3. affluence; wealth. 4. Also, abondance. Cards (in solo whist) a call of nine tricks. 5. Physics the …