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bounteous

[ boun-tee-uh s ]
/ ˈbaʊn ti əs /
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adjective

giving or disposed to give freely; generous; liberal.
freely bestowed; plentiful; abundant.

RELATED WORDS

beneficent, bountiful, charitable, giving, magnanimous, munificent, philanthropic, substantial, abounding, ample, copious, plenitudinous, plenteous, plentiful, profuse, prolific, rich, voluminous

Nearby words

bounden, bounder, boundless, boundlessly, bounds, bounteous, bounteously, bountied, bountiful, bountifully, bounty

Origin of bounteous

1325–75; late Middle English (bounte bounty + -ous); replacing Middle English bountevous < Middle French bontive (bonte bounty + -ive, feminine of -if -ive) + -ous
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bounteous

/ (ˈbaʊntɪəs) /

adjective literary

giving freely; generousthe bounteous goodness of God
plentiful; abundant
Derived Formsbounteously, adverbbounteousness, noun
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