4 syllables: a, bun, dant, ly. Stress on bun.
uh-BUHN-duhnt-lee
/əˈbʌndəntli/
abundantly is pronounced uh-BUHN-duhnt-lee (/əˈbʌndəntli/). It has four syllables (a-bun-dant-ly), with the stress on "bun". Abundantly describes a large or generous amount, with emphasis on plenty or excess. It conveys abundance in quantity or degree, often implying more than necessary. The adverbial form can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, highlighting excess in the action or state.
Abundantly describes a large or generous amount, with emphasis on plenty or excess. It conveys abundance in quantity or degree, often implying more than necessary. The adverbial form can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, highlighting excess in the action or state.
"The garden was abundantly watered after the long drought."
"She spoke abundantly clear about the goals we needed to achieve."
"They were abundantly rewarded for their hard work and perseverance."
Pronounce it as ə-BUN-dənt-ly. In IPA: US /əˈbən.dənt.li/, UK /ˈɒb.ʌn.dən.tli/, AU /əˈbən.dənt.li/. The primary stress falls on the second syllable, with a clear schwa in the first and a light, quick final -ly. Start with a relaxed neutral vowel, then touch the ‘bun’ as in bundle, then the unstressed ‘dənt,’ finishing with ‘lee’.
Two frequent errors: (1) stressing the wrong syllable, saying abúndantly with stress on the first syllable; (2) pronouncing the middle ‘bund’ as a full ‘bound’ or over-enunciating the ‘dan’ part, giving ‘buh-BUN-dan-lee’ instead of the reduced ‘dənt’. Correction: keep the second syllable stressed and use a reduced middle vowel: əˈbən.dənt.li. Practice by isolating the middle syllable as a quick, neutral ‘dənt’ rather than a full vowel combination.
US: əˈbən.dənt.li with a rhotic rless pronunciation and clear schwa; UK: ˈɒb.ʌn.dən.tli with shorter, tighter vowels and non-rhotic, slightly shorter final syllable; AU: əˈbən.dənt.li similar to US but with broader vowels in some speakers and a clipped final -li. The main differences lie in the vowel qualities of the first and second syllables and the length of the final -ly. The middle /ə/ is often reduced in fast speech in all accents.
Three main challenges: (1) accurate stress placement on the second syllable while not dragging the first; (2) a quick, reduced ‘-dant-’ middle with a muted /ə/ and a clear final -li; (3) maintaining clarity in linked speech when followed by a consonant or pause, avoiding blending into words like ‘abundant’ or ‘abundance.’ Focusing on a clean schwa in the middle and keeping the final -ly light helps distinguish it.
A unique feature is balancing the light, unstressed volleys in the mid syllable with the prominent secondary stress on the second syllable in many accents. The sequence ə-BUN-dənt-ly requires careful articulation to avoid merging the -bən- with -dant- and to keep the ‑ly final distinct. Focus on sustaining the voiced alveolar nasal onset of -d- and keeping the ending soft.
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Abundantly comes from Latin abundans, abundantis, present participle of abundare “to overflow, be plentiful,” from ad- ‘to’ + undare ‘to wave, surge’ or from unda ‘wave’ with -bant- from -bantus (a forming suffix). The sense of “overflowing” extended metaphorically to means “in great plenty.” In English, abundantly appears in the late 15th century via Old French abondant/abondant then Latin roots; the sense of “to a great degree” solidified in the 16th and 17th centuries as a formal adverbial intensifier. First known use is recorded in broad usage of abundance metaphors in religious and scholarly texts, evolving to general usage in everyday prose by the 18th century. Over time, the word broadened to include emphasis on both quantity and quality, as in resources or actions occurring in great measure. In modern usage, abundantly often co-occurs with verbs of abundance (be, have, supply) and modifiers to stress surplus, while retaining a formal tone in writing and careful emphasis in speech.” ,
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