bountiful

¹

[ boun-tuh-fuhl ]

adjective

1. liberal in bestowing gifts, favors, or bounties; munificent; generous.
2. abundant; ample:

   a bountiful supply.

Bountiful

²

[ boun-tuh-fuhl ]

noun

1. a city in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.

bountiful

/ ˈbaʊntɪfʊl /

adjective

1. plentiful; ample (esp in the phrase a bountiful supply )
2. giving freely; generous

Derived Forms

• ˈbountifulness, noun
• ˈbountifully, adverb

Other Words From

• bounti·ful·ly adverb
• bounti·ful·ness noun
• un·bounti·ful adjective
• un·bounti·ful·ly adverb
• un·bounti·ful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bountiful¹

First recorded in 1500–10; bounty + -ful

Synonym Study

See generous. See plentiful.

Example Sentences

And her work in Trip to Bountiful was widely hailed as an Emmy sure thing.

From The Daily Beast

A young man who just turned 18 years old finally has told the world his bountiful news.

From The Daily Beast

But Condola Rashad deserves the Tony for her small but compelling role in The Trip to Bountiful.

From The Daily Beast

I obsess about the bountiful, authentic carbonara, and well dressed people, and the gardens...and I could go on....

From The Daily Beast

What better way to celebrate the earth than with a bountiful spread of the best spring vegetables?

From The Daily Beast

This brings to my Memory (what I cannot help smiling at) the bountiful Banter, you at this time endeavoured to put upon me.

From Project Gutenberg

In New York he was much impressed with the "elegant country seats," with the bountiful hospitality, and the lavish way of living.

From Project Gutenberg

In the valleys the land is a deep alluvial loam, easily worked, producing bountiful crops of the finest leaf tobacco.

From Project Gutenberg

The crop is usually bountiful, notwithstanding the heat of the summer and the absence of moisture in the soil.

From Project Gutenberg

If we nevertheless receive them, it is the effect of His bountiful goodness, and not the result of our sham prayer.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ample
• lavish
• magnanimous
• plentiful