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

Other Word Forms

• bountifully adverb
• bountifulness noun
• unbountiful adjective
• unbountifully adverb
• unbountifulness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bountiful¹

First recorded in 1500–10; bounty + -ful

Synonym Study

See generous. See plentiful.

Example Sentences

It was an effort to get rid of her bountiful supply of courgettes before they succumbed to spoilage.

From Salon

Part off-color drag act, part Carol Burnett-style sketch comedy, the show has survived on its bountiful comedic wits to become one of the hottest Broadway tickets of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

The war in Ukraine has also put new emphasis on the country's bountiful natural resources in oil, gas and critical minerals.

From BBC

Aside from a few big-city retirees and holiday-goers, Cutler owes its existence to the bountiful crustaceans that inhabit the offshore waters.

From BBC

Still, each entry in Lyons’ trilogy centers Black women as not merely survivors of painful experiences, but agents of joyous, bountiful lives — a decision that’s both an artistic mission and a business strategy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ample 
• lavish 
• magnanimous 
• plentiful 

When To Use

What does bountiful mean?

Bountiful describes something abundant or plentiful. For example, if you have so many pens that you think you’ll never run out of them, you could say you have a bountiful supply of pens.Bountiful also means generous, especially in giving gifts or favors. For example, you could say that a new job is bountiful because it pays a lot of money or has a lot of benefits, like its own coffee bar with a barista, hammocks, and a skateboard park.Example: The city had a bountiful supply of interesting museums to visit.