surplus vs overabundance
overabundance vs surplussurplus and overabundance both are nouns.
surplus is an adjective but overabundance is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surplus | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| overabundance | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
overabundance is a hypernym of
surplus; that is, overabundance is a
word with a broader meaning than surplus:
- surplus: a quantity much larger than is needed
- overabundance: a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
| surplus (noun) | overabundance (noun) |
|---|---|
| a quantity much larger than is needed | a quantity that is more than what is appropriate |
| the state of being more than full |
| surplus (adjective) | overabundance (adjective) |
|---|---|
| more than is needed, desired, or required |
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