noun · neutral
abundance
/əˈbʌndəns/a·BUN·dance
Band 6-7task1task2speaking
a very large quantity of something
Examples
“There was an abundance of food at the festival.”
“The region boasts an abundance of natural resources.”
“Abundance of evidence supports the theory.”
Band 8 sentence
“The country's agricultural reforms have led to an abundance of exportable crops, transforming its economy.”
Collocations
- in abundance
- abundance of
- abundant resources
Word family
abundant adjectiveabundantly adverb
Common mistakes
a abundance→an abundance
abundance of very resources→an abundance of resources / very abundant resources
Say it for a higher band
5plenty→6a lot of→7+abundance
Synonyms
plenty
profusion
Easily confused
abundance vs abundance of
“There was an abundance of examples in the textbook.”
abundance vs plenty
“Plenty of students attended, but the lecture provided an abundance of useful details.”
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