abundance

UK /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ US /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

A large quantity; many.

Due to the abundance of art material, the class made a giant collage.

There is not a great abundance of time, so please don't dawdle.

2

An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.

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

3

Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.

4

Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.

5

A political ideology that is progressive but prioritises economic growth and infrastructure construction.

In The Nation, Jeet Heer recently wrote that abundance “amounts to a new iteration of neoliberalism promoting deregulation and business-friendly policies.”

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