BOUNTIFUL

bountiful, plentiful

(adjective) producing in abundance; “the bountiful earth”; “a plentiful year”; “fruitful soil”

big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded

(adjective) given or giving freely; “was a big tipper”; “the bounteous goodness of God”; “bountiful compliments”; “a freehanded host”; “a handsome allowance”; “Saturday’s child is loving and giving”; “a liberal backer of the arts”; “a munificent gift”; “her fond and openhanded grandfather”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bountiful (comparative more bountiful, superlative most bountiful)

Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.

They enjoyed a wet summer and a bountiful harvest.

Source: Wiktionary


Boun"ti*ful, a.

1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors. God, the bountiful Author of our being. Locke.

2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.

Syn.

– Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous.

– Boun"ti*ful*ly, adv.

– Boun"ti*ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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