bounteous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈbaʊntiəs/
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/ˈbaʊntiəs/ · /ˈbaʊnʃəs/

Definition of bounteous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Inclined to be generous.
    “Which with a bounteous hand was kindly lent”
    “Be bounteous at our Meale. Giue me thy hand, / Thou haſt bin rightly honeſt, ſo haſt thou […]”
    “Hail, univerſal Lord, be bounteous ſtill / To give us onely good; […]”
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adj

  1. Inclined to be generous.
    “Which with a bounteous hand was kindly lent”
    “Be bounteous at our Meale. Giue me thy hand, / Thou haſt bin rightly honeſt, ſo haſt thou […]”
    “Hail, univerſal Lord, be bounteous ſtill / To give us onely good; […]”
  2. (usually)Liberal or abundant.
    ““Your Grace may be well assured,” said the Friar, “that, with the grace of Saint Dunstan, I shall find the way of multiplying your most bounteous gift.””
    ““I’d like to say it’s not just bounteous privilege, but it is. People like Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, they’re incredibly cut off from the world. […]”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bountevous, from Old French bontios; by surface analysis, bounty + ous.

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