English noun: overabundance | |||
1. | overabundance (state) the state of being more than full | ||
Synonyms | excess, surfeit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fullness | ||
2. | overabundance (attribute) a quantity that is more than what is appropriate | ||
Samples | Four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy. We received an inundation of email. | ||
Synonyms | overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abundance, copiousness, teemingness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bellyful, excess, glut, nimiety, oversupply, surfeit, surplus, surplusage | ||