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bountiful

adj
/ˈbaʊntɪfəl//ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ/US/ˈbaʊntɪfʌl/UK

Etymology

From bounty + -ful.

  1. derived from bonitās
  2. derived from bonté
  3. derived from bounté
  4. inherited from bounte — “goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”
  5. suffixed as bountiful — “bounty + ful”

Definitions

  1. Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful

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

    • They enjoyed a wet summer and a bountiful harvest.
    • The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
    • Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA