Definitions for: Abundance

[n] the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"
[n] (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
[n] (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

Webster (1913) Definition: A*bun"dance, n. [OE. (h)abundaunce, abundance, F.
abondance, L. abundantia, fr. abundare. See Abound.]
An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty;
profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly
applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number.

It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble
blood hath been shed with small benefit to the
Christian state. --Raleigh.

Syn: Exuberance; plenteousness; plenty; copiousness;
overflow; riches; affluence; wealth.

Usage: Abundance, Plenty, Exuberance. These words rise
upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness.
Plenty denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as,
plenty of food, plenty of money, etc. Abundance
express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or
excess; as, abundance of riches, an abundance of wit
and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a
high degree. Exuberance rises still higher, and
implies a bursting forth on every side, producing
great superfluity or redundance; as, an exuberance of
mirth, an exuberance of animal spirits, etc.

Synonyms: copiousness, teemingness

Antonyms: scarceness, scarcity

See Also: amplitude, bountifulness, bounty, cornucopia, lushness, luxuriance, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty, profuseness, profusion, quantity, ratio, richness, superabundance, wealth

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