cornucopia

cornucopia

noun

Definition of CORNUCOPIA

1

an abundant source <even to the computer-addicted children, the old-fashioned toy chest was a cornucopia of delights>

Synonyms argosy, cornucopia, gold mine, mother lode, treasure trove, wellspring

Related Words armory, repository, stockpot, store, storehouse, treasure-house; cache, hoard, stash; bonanza, Golconda, gravy train, honeypot

Near Antonyms black hole, sinkhole

2

an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs <the rabbits found a cornucopia of food in the vegetable garden>

Synonyms abundance, cornucopia, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealth

Related Words adequacy, competence, competency, sufficiency; ampleness, amplitude, liberality; excess, overdose, overflow, overkill, oversupply, redundancy, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit, surplus; copiousness, fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, opulence, richness; lavishness, luxuriance

Near Antonyms paucity, poverty, scarcity; barrenness, infertility, sterility

Antonyms deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply

3

something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container <a cornucopia filled with fruits and vegetables in celebration of the harvest>

Synonyms cornucopia, horn

Related Words funnel, tube