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Added 9 October 2026

abundant

/əˈbʌn.dənt/ adjective

In Latin: abundans, amplus, largus First recorded: 1380 Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abundant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Present in great quantity.
an abundant supply of water

Origin

First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundāns, present participle of abundō (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound.

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