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- [boun-tuh-fuh l]
- /ˈbaʊn tə fəl/
- /ˈbaʊn.tɪ.fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boun-tuh-fuh l]
- /ˈbaʊn tə fəl/
Definitions of bountiful word
- adjective bountiful A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one. 3
- adjective bountiful A bountiful area or period of time produces or provides large amounts of something, especially food. 3
- adjective bountiful plentiful; ample (esp in the phrase a bountiful supply) 3
- adjective bountiful giving freely; generous 3
- adjective bountiful giving freely and graciously; generous 3
- adjective bountiful provided in abundance; plentiful 3
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Origin of bountiful
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; bounty + -ful
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Parts of speech for Bountiful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bountiful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bountiful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bountiful
adj bountiful
- plentiful — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- magnanimous — generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- copious — A copious amount of something is a large amount of it.
Antonyms for bountiful
adj bountiful
- scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- insufficient — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- sparse — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
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