preponderance

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
2. (countable, uncountable) Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Greater physical weight.
4. (countable, historical, obsolete, specifically, uncountable) Greater physical weight.

Synonyms

superiority

predominance

prevalence

advantage

excess

supremacy

dominance

predomination

overbalance

predominancy

overweight

abundance

power play

absolute majority

superbness

superheavy

supremeness

transcendence

transcendency

virtue

flying colours

making too much of

superior power

weight

overpoise

high degree

flying colors

prevailingness

preeminence

ascendancy

eminence

excellence

forte

increase

majority

odds

outweigh

overestimation

overload

plurality

Translations

prépondérance

preponderância

preponderanza

prevalenza

preponderancia

Übermacht

υπεροχή

Übergewicht

prevalência

overwicht

prédominance

Überlegenheit

supériorité

Präponderanz

Überbewertung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/

Etymology

From preponderant + -ance.

Sentences

This may be due to the preponderance of closet-index funds in the study .