abundant
adjective
abun·dant
ə-ˈbən-dənt 
1
: existing or occurring in large amounts : ample
abundant rainfall
abundant food
2
a
: marked by great plenty (as of resources)
a fair and abundant land
b
: amply supplied : abounding
an area abundant with bird life
abundantly
adverb
flowers blooming abundantly
facts that are abundantly [=extremely] clear/obvious
Examples of abundant in a Sentence
Rainfall is more abundant in summer.
It is the most abundant bird in the forest.
an abundant supply of food
He offers abundant evidence that he is right.
a society abundant in things to buy
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Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
This makes abundant sense because generative AI and LLMs are based on the writings of humans.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
For example, small islands are far more abundant than large ones—a pattern of complexity that makes the distribution of sizes for Earth’s islands fractal, too.
—Alex Music, Scientific American, 16 May 2026
Mahan proposed incentivizing electric vehicle owners to charge midday, when solar energy is abundant, and plug into the grid at night, a move Hilton dismissed as impractical.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for abundant
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“Abundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abundant. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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abundant
adjective
abun·dant
ə-ˈbən-dənt
: existing in or possessing abundance : abounding
abundantly
adverb
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