Antonyms for abundance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-buhn-duhns

Phonetic Transcription : əˈbʌn dəns

Definition of abundance

Origin : mid-14c., from Old French abondance and directly from Latin abundantia "fullness, plenty," noun of state from abundantem (nominative abundans), present participle of abundare "to overflow" (see abound).

noun great amount or supply

Example sentences :

There was abundance of water on the surface in the hollows of the sand-hills.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

The more we are freed from fear the more exultantly we feel our abundance of life.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

There was, as Yates afterward remarked, "abundance, and plenty of it."
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Here are children in abundance, and what benefit could have accrued to me from his purchasing Vernon?
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

The charm that held us to this rough place was the abundance of game.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

He asked only that, out of the abundance on the table, his bag might be filled.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

There was also a large supply of gunpowder, ball, and shot, and coal and wood in abundance.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

Shell ore, block ore, and limestone also exist in abundance.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

They are, however, capable of supplying at least 300,000 inhabitants with abundance of water.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

Liu I looked about him: all the jewels known to earth were there in abundance.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Synonyms for abundance

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