abundance

n.

1. A great or plentiful amount.
2. Fullness to overflowing: "My thoughts . . . are from the abundance of my heart" (Thomas De Quincey).
3. Affluence; wealth.
4. Chemistry. The amount of an isotope of an element that exists in nature, usually expressed as a percentage of the total amount of all isotopes of the element.

1. The ratio of the total mass of a specified element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust, often expressed as a percentage. For example, the abundance of aluminium in the earth's crust is about 8%. 2. The ratio of the number of atoms of a particular isotope of an element to the total number of atoms of all the isotopes present, often expressed as a percentage. For example, the abundance of uranium-235 in natural uranium is 0.71%. This is the natural abundance, i.e. the abundance as found in nature before any enrichment has taken place.

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noun

1. A great deal: mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck, pile. Regional power, sight. See big/small/amount.
2. Prosperity and a sufficiency of life's necessities: bounteousness, bountifulness, plenitude, plenteousness, plenty. See rich/poor.

n

Definition: great amount or supply
Antonyms: dearth, deficiency, inadequacy, lack

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The total number of individuals of a certain species present in an area. Abundance is generally estimated by using one or more of a variety of sampling methods (such as capture-recapture) and may vary according to competition, predation, and resources. See also diversity.

IN BRIEF: More than enough; in great supply.

The tomatoes in Frank's garden were growing In abundance.

Quotes:

"Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for; He who has God Finds he lacks nothing;" - Source Unknown

"In my hut this spring, there is nothing -- there is everything!" - Sodo

"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." - Eden Phillpotts

"Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance." - John Petit-Senn

"He who is plenteously provided for from within, needs but little from without." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little." - Epicurus

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• abundacies

Dansk (Danish)
n. - overflod, væld, rigdom

Nederlands (Dutch)
overvloed, rijkdom, veelheid

Français (French)
n. - abondance, profusion, multiplicité, à foison, aisance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Überfluß, Fülle, Vielzahl

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αφθονία, πληθώρα

Italiano (Italian)
abbondanza, profusione, molteplicità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abundância (f)

Русский (Russian)
изобилие, избыток, богатство, множество

Español (Spanish)
n. - abundancia, plétora, profusión, multiplicidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överflöd, mängd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
丰富, 充足, 充裕

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 豐富, 充足, 充裕

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 풍부, 유복

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 豊富, 富裕, 裕福

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غزاره, وفره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפע, עושר‬

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