Few sensations are as frightening as not being able to get enough air. Shortness of breath â known medically as dyspnea â is often described as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger or a feeling of suffocation. Very strenuous exercise, extreme temperatures, massive obesity and high altitude all can cause shortness of breath in a healthy person. Outside of these examples, shortness of breath is likely a sign of a medical problem.
plenâ²tiÂ·fulÂ·ness n. Synonyms: plentiful, abundant, ample, copious, plenteous. These adjectives mean being fully as much as one needs or desires: a plentiful supply; the artist's abundant talent; ample space; copious provisions; a plenteous crop of wheat.
On Halloween, you can find candy in abundant supply. Use abundant to describe something that exists in large amounts that are more than what's needed. Near synonyms are plentiful, emphasizing large amounts, and ample, emphasizing more than enough.. The adjective abundant is commonly followed by the prepositions with or in, to mean filled with or rich in something: a region abundant in natural resources. Abundant comes from Middle English aboundant, from Old French abondant, from Latin abundÄns, form of abundÄre to overflow.