Abundance Meaning
/əˈbʌn.dn̩s/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA large quantity; many.
nounAn overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Sentence Examples
There is an abundance.
There were food and drink in abundance at the party.
The brochure promised beautiful walks with an abundance of wildlife.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fertile valley produced an ____ of crops every harvest season.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is an ____ of fresh fruit in the tropical market.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English abundaunce, habaundance, from Old French habundance, abondance, from Latin abundantia (“fullness, plenty”), from abundō (“to overflow”). Equivalent to abound + -ance. Displaced Old English geniht (“abundance, plenty”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state."
— c. 1610?, Walter Raleigh, A Discourse of War:
"In The Nation, Jeet Heer recently wrote that abundance “amounts to a new iteration of neoliberalism promoting deregulation and business-friendly policies.”"
— 2025 April 24, Ned Resnikoff, “A YIMBY Theory of Power”, in The Nation:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fertile valley produced an ____ of crops every harvest season.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is an ____ of fresh fruit in the tropical market.