bounteous

[boun-tee-uhs]

adjective

1. giving or disposed to give freely; generous; liberal.

   Synonyms: openhanded, munificent, lavish, free-handed, free

2. more than sufficient; plentiful; abundant.

   Synonyms: bountiful, aplenty, ample

bounteous

/ ˈbaʊntɪəs /

adjective

1. giving freely; generous

   the bounteous goodness of God

2. plentiful; abundant

Other Word Forms

• bounteously adverb
• bounteousness noun
• overbounteous adjective
• overbounteously adverb
• overbounteousness noun
• unbounteous adjective
• unbounteously adverb
• unbounteousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bounteous¹

First recorded in 1325–75; late Middle English bo(u)ntevous, from Old French bontieus, bontive (equivalent to bonte “goodness” + -ive, feminine of adjective ending -if ) + -ous adjective suffix, influenced by bounty; -ive, -ous

Example Sentences

In any case, depending on what type of information consumer you are, these trivia boxes coupled with the announcers’ “did you know” offerings were either a bounteous accessory or an overload.

From Salon

The crowd participation moments that the star envisaged in the recording studio also came to bounteous fruition.

From BBC

And a bounteous survey of her work on paper, titled “Joan Jonas: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral,” is at the Drawing Center in SoHo.

From New York Times

This British rap tag team is about improbable wealth, bounteous opportunities, living so fast that what’s slipping by is almost as good as what you manage to grab hold of.

From New York Times

Ontario’s survival and prosperity so thrived in efficient and bounteous irrigation water that in 1903 it was proclaimed a “model irrigation colony” by Congress.

From Los Angeles Times