different between stupendous vs abundant

English

Etymology

First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from Latin stupeo (“(I) am stunned”). Compare stupid. See Latin stupeo for more.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /stu?p?nd?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /stju?p?nd?s/
• Rhymes: -?nd?s

Adjective

stupendous (comparative more stupendous, superlative most stupendous)

1. Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.

   One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.

2. Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.

   The renovator created a stupendous new look for our house.

Synonyms

• colossal, enormous, huge, marvelous, prodigious, terrific, tremendous
• See also Thesaurus:gigantic

Derived terms

• stupendously
• stupendousness

Related terms

• stupid
• stupor

Translations

References

• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

English

Alternative forms

• aboundant, abundaunt, habundaunt, habundant (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested about 1380. From Middle English abundaunt, habundaunt, aboundant, from Anglo-Norman abundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abund?ns, present participle of abundo (“to overflow, to abound”). Compare abound.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??b?n.dn?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??b?n.dn?t/, /??bn?.dn?t/

Adjective

abundant (comparative more abundant, superlative most abundant)

1. Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
   • a. 1859, Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination

     [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation.

   Antonyms: rare, scarce

2. Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
3. (mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]

   Antonym: deficient

Usage notes

• (richly supplied): Normally followed by the word in or (obsolete) of.

Synonyms

• ample (see here for explanation of distinctions)
• bountiful
• copious
• exuberant
• liberal
• overflowing
• plenteous
• plentiful
• profuse
• rich
• teeming
• See also Thesaurus:abundant

Derived terms

Related terms

• abound

Translations

References

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin abundans.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.bun?dant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.bun?dan/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.bun?dant/
• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

abundant (masculine and feminine plural abundants)

1. abundant; plentiful

Derived terms

• abundantment

Related terms

• abundància
• abundar

Further reading

• “abundant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• abondant

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French abundant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.b?n?d?nt/
• Hyphenation: abun?dant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative abundantst)

1. abundant

Inflection

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab?n?dant/

Adjective

abundant (comparative abundanter, superlative am abundantsten)

1. abundant

Declension

Latin

Verb

abundant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of abund?

Old French

Verb

abundant

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of abondant