abundant.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /əˈbʌn.dənt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /əˈbʌn.dənt/
• ハイフネーション: a‧bun‧dant

形容詞

abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)

1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Antonyms: rare, scarce

   Blackberries are abundant in this part of the country in October, so we always make lots of jam.

   an abundant selection of carpets to choose from

   • a. 1859, Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination:

     [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation.

   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kadara:

     Kadara was of great interest to the Andromeda Initiative after it appeared on long-range surveys. Seemingly abundant liquid water and an oxygen-mix atmosphere made it a strong candidate for settlement, earning it the designation Habitat 4. Closer range surveys now reveal that Kadara's water sources are tainted and unpotable.

2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonyms: flush, rife

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 34:6:

     Abundant in goodness and truth.

3. (mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself. [First attested in the mid 16 century.]

   Antonym: deficient

使用する際の注意点

• (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.

同意語

• ample (see here for explanation of distinctions)
• bountiful
• copious
• exuberant
• liberal
• overflowing
• plenteous
• plentiful
• profuse
• rich
• teeming
• See also Thesaurus:abundant

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