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 | ||