abundancia

abundance

noun ah-boon-DAHN-syah Rare

Origin: From Latin abundantia.

Usage Note

Abundancia expresses a plentiful supply of something and carries positive connotations: en abundancia (in abundance, plentifully). The adjective abundante and verb abundar (to abound) share the root. The phrase nadar en la abundancia ('to swim in abundance') means to be very wealthy, paralleling the English idiom 'to be rolling in it'.

Examples

"En otoño hay abundancia de frutas y verduras."

Natural Translation

In autumn there is an abundance of fruit and vegetables.

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