abundance
noun
abun·dance ə-ˈbən-dən(t)s 
1
: an ample quantity : an abundant amount : profusion
a city that has an abundance of fine restaurants
2
: affluence, wealth
a life of abundance
3
: relative degree of plentifulness
low abundances of uranium and thorium
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Synonyms
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
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Example Sentences
a plant with an abundance of flowers a plant known for the abundance of its flowers
Recent Examples on the Web Out of an abundance of caution, police closed the lobby, and staff who had contact with the substance had been quarantined. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Still, the company has issued the recall out of an abundance of caution. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022 But the school decided to cancel classes Thursday out of an abundance of caution, police said. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Cambridge’s move to MWRA water is being done out of an abundance of caution, the statement said, but the threat posed by the chemicals has impacted many communities across the state. John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 Take advantage of the abundance of fresh sweet corn that comes with summer and save it for the rest of the year. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Do not bring a mortar to a police station yourself; doing so can result in shutting down entire city blocks out of an abundance of caution, since the munition could still be live. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Two other officials said the bulletin was sent out of an abundance of caution, and states authorities need to be aware of domestic violence extremists and past incidents. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Aug. 2022 Out of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing COVID situation, Jenny Lewis will not perform at any indoor venues for the remainder of the year. Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2022 See More
Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Still, the company has issued the recall out of an abundance of caution. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022 But the school decided to cancel classes Thursday out of an abundance of caution, police said. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Cambridge’s move to MWRA water is being done out of an abundance of caution, the statement said, but the threat posed by the chemicals has impacted many communities across the state. John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 Take advantage of the abundance of fresh sweet corn that comes with summer and save it for the rest of the year. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Do not bring a mortar to a police station yourself; doing so can result in shutting down entire city blocks out of an abundance of caution, since the munition could still be live. Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Two other officials said the bulletin was sent out of an abundance of caution, and states authorities need to be aware of domestic violence extremists and past incidents. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Aug. 2022 Out of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing COVID situation, Jenny Lewis will not perform at any indoor venues for the remainder of the year. Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English aboundaunce, habundaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French abundance, habundance, borrowed from Latin abundantia, noun derivative of abundant-, abundans abundant
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing abundance
Kids Definition
abundance
noun
abun·dance ə-ˈbən-dəns
: a large quantity : plenty
abundances
noun
as in loads
a considerable amount an abundance of flowers for the wedding grew up with an abundance of cousins Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- loads
- quantities
- tons
- wealths
- chunks
- piles
- deals
- plenties
- slews
- rafts
- masses
- hundred
- bundles
- hundreds
- bunches
- lots
- multiplicities
- dozens
- dozen
- stacks
- myriads
- profusions
- much
- buckets
- volumes
- mountains
- heaps
- platefuls
- basketfuls
- sheaves
- bushels
- carloads
- yards
- pecks
- good deals
- gobs
- pots
- fistfuls
- sights
- stores
- barrels
- packs
- shiploads
- scads
- wads
- oodles
- truckloads
- plenitudes
- spates
- potfuls
- reams
- messes
- boatloads
- lashings
- lashins
- plentitudes
- all kinds (of)
- excesses
- basketsful
- overabundances
- quite a bit
- surpluses
- passels
- floods
- seas
- rashes
- epidemics
- plagues
- scores
- overages
- multitudes
- thousands
- bonanzas
- oversupplies
- swarms
- redundancies
- hosts
- superfluities
- millions
- flocks
- surfeits
- overmuch
- embarrassments
- overflows
- million
- overkills
- bevies
- superabundances
- herds
- armies
- deluges
- crowds
- hordes
- throngs
- trillions
- plethoras
- crushes
- legions
- mobs
- zillions
- crams
- droves
- presses
- gazillions
- jillions
- kazillions
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- molecules
- particles
- fragments
- atoms
- shadows
- tastes
- strains
- grains
- mites
- rays
- granules
- specks
- spots
- bits
- streaks
- shades
- ounces
- peanuts
- mouthfuls
- hints
- scruples
- touches
- suspicions
- drams
- sprinklings
- licks
- traces
- aces
- dots
- scraps
- sprinkles
- glimmers
- flecks
- crumbs
- motes
- little
- driblets
- pinches
- shreds
- nips
- portions
- pittances
- morsels
- drops
- pieces
- dabs
- sections
- nubbins
- flyspecks
- scarcities
- handsful
- shots
- handfuls
- dashes
- smidgins
- smidgeons
- iotas
- smidges
- shortages
- smidgens
- smatterings
- absences
- whits
- deficiencies
- modicums
- lacks
- scintillas
- smatters
- deficits
- tittles
- famines
- jots
- inadequacies
- insufficiencies
- poverties
- wants
- dearths
- undersupplies
- paucities