abundance

noun

Etymology: From Middle English abundaunce, habaundance, from Old French habundance, abondance, from Latin abundantia (“fullness, plenty”), from abundō (“to overflow”). Equivalent to abound + -ance. Displaced Old English geniht (“abundance, plenty”).

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.””

6. A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
7. enough, sufficiency.