plentiful, ample, abundant, copious mean more than sufficient without being excessive. plentiful implies a great or rich supply.
peaches are plentiful this summer ample implies a generous sufficiency to satisfy a particular requirement.
ample food to last the winter abundant suggests an even greater or richer supply than does plentiful.
streams abundant with fish copious stresses largeness of supply rather than fullness or richness.
copious examples of bureaucratic waste
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
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abundant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French abundant, habundant, borrowed from Latin abundant-, abundans, present participle of abundÄre "to abound"