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uh-BUND-uh-nt/əˈbʌndənt/

Abundant means existing in large quantities: abundant evidence, an abundant harvest. Abundance (already in the dictionary) is the noun; plentiful is the close twin; scarce sits opposite. A folder of stock photographs is not a sample size.

Meaning

Existing in large quantities; plentiful.

Examples

• “Abundant stock photographs do not fill an empty n cell.”
• “Plentiful is the close twin. Copious is heavier. Scarce is the opposite test. Images are comms. A count is methods. Fill the cell; the library can wait.”

Good to know

Plentiful; in large quantity. Noun: abundance (already in the dictionary). Close: plentiful. Photos ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

plentiful

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