- abounding
- abounding (adj.) 1630s, prp. adjective from ABOUND (Cf. abound); originally "affluent;" sense of "overflowing" is recorded by 1680s.
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abounding — adj. 1. 1 same as {abundant} abounding confidence Syn: galore(postnominal) [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abounding — index ample, copious, full, profuse, replete Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abounding — [adj] plentiful abundant, bountiful, copious, filled, flush, plenteous, prodigal, profuse, prolific, replete, teeming; concepts 762,781 … New thesaurus
Abounding — Abound A*bound , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abounding}.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. {Undulate}.] 1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abounding — adjective existing in abundance (Freq. 1) abounding confidence whiskey galore • Syn: ↑galore • Similar to: ↑abundant … Useful english dictionary
abounding in error — index fallacious, false (inaccurate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abounding in riches — index opulent, prosperous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abounding inpredicate abounding withpredicate bristling withpredicate full ofpredicate overflowing overflowing withpredicate rich inpredicate rife withpredicate thick withpredicate — filled filled adj. 1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full of(predicate),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abounding in springs — šaltupis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upė ar upelis, kuris daugiausia maitinasi šaltinių vandeniu. atitikmenys: angl. abounding in springs; springy vok. kaltes Bach, m; kaltes Fluss, m rus. речка питаемая холодными… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
abounding in springs — šaltiniuota vieta statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vieta, kur išteka daug požeminio vandens versmių (pvz., šaltiniuota pieva, šaltiniuotas paupys). atitikmenys: angl. abounding in springs; sprigy vok. quellenreich rus.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
