bounteous
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/ˈbaʊntiəs/
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/ˈbaʊntiəs/ · /ˈbaʊnʃəs/
Definition of bounteous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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
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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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(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.
Words you can make from bounteous
176 playable · top: BOONEST (9 pts)
Best play boonest 9 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
37 words- BENTO 7 pts
- BENTS 7 pts
- BESOT 7 pts
- BETON 7 pts
- BONES 7 pts
- BONUS 7 pts
- BOONS 7 pts
- BOOST 7 pts
- BOOTS 7 pts
- BOSON 7 pts
- BOSUN 7 pts
- BOUSE 7 pts
- BOUTS 7 pts
- BUNTS 7 pts
- BUTEO 7 pts
- BUTES 7 pts
- EBONS 7 pts
- NOOBS 7 pts
- OBOES 7 pts
- TSUBO 7 pts
- TUBES 7 pts
- UNSUB 7 pts
- NOOSE 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- SNOOT 5 pts
- SNOUT 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TONUS 5 pts
- TOONS 5 pts
- TOUSE 5 pts
- TUNES 5 pts
- UNSET 5 pts
4-letter words
60 words- BENS 6 pts
- BENT 6 pts
- BEST 6 pts
- BETS 6 pts
- BONE 6 pts
- BOON 6 pts
- BOOS 6 pts
- BOOT 6 pts
- BOTS 6 pts
- BOUT 6 pts
- BUNS 6 pts
- BUNT 6 pts
- BUST 6 pts
- BUTE 6 pts
- BUTS 6 pts
- EBON 6 pts
- NEBS 6 pts
- NOBS 6 pts
- NOOB 6 pts
- NUBS 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- OBOE 6 pts
- SNOB 6 pts
- SNUB 6 pts
- STOB 6 pts
- STUB 6 pts
- TUBE 6 pts
- TUBS 6 pts
- UNBE 6 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- NUTS 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- ONOS 4 pts
- ONTO 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- OOTS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- SOON 4 pts
- SOOT 4 pts
- STUN 4 pts
- SUET 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TOON 4 pts
- TUNE 4 pts
- TUNS 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
- UTES 4 pts
3-letter words
49 words- BEN 5 pts
- BES 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BOO 5 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BOT 5 pts
- BUN 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- BUT 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NOB 5 pts
- NUB 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- SOB 5 pts
- SUB 5 pts
- TUB 5 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
- UTS 3 pts
2-letter words
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