Definition of ABUNDANCE

abundance

Meanings

Plural: abundances

Noun

  • the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
    • "an age of abundance"
  • (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
  • (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
  • A large quantity; many.
  • An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
  • Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
  • Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
  • A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
  • enough, sufficiency.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Antonyms

scarcity

Scrabble Score: 14

abundance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
abundance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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