abundance

Etymology

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

noun

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.
3. Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
4. Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
5. (card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
6. (Scotland) enough, sufficiency.