bounteous
/ˈbaʊntɪəs
/adjective archaic
Generously given or giving; bountiful: the earth yields a bounteous harvest...
- Still, we Irish are renowned for our bounteous big-heartedness.
- Grain fetched high prices due to the war in Europe, and the harvest was bounteous thanks to sufficient rain at the right time.
- It includes magnificent cycle lanes, bounteous fish counters in supermarkets, excellent public transport, Spanish healthcare and, of course, the weather.
Derivatives
bounteously
- They are bounteously gifted filmmakers, but sometimes you just want them to lay off the irony and climb down here with the groundlings.
- Spring is bounteously green, summers provide a welcome cool, but fall is simply spectacular.
- An intriguing array of Ganesha figurines bounteously occupy shelves and tables.
bounteousness
- Swiftly they build up a relationship of complete trust and love, a fantasy world such as children fashion--full of secrets, promises, and bounteousness to come.
- You can revel in the bounteousness of nature from the attached balconies of your room in Sun Island Resort.
- Acknowledge the bounteousness of nature, the awe of water falling down out of the sky.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French bontif, -ive 'benevolent' (from bonte 'bounty'), on the pattern of plenteous.
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