bounden C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbaʊndən/ UK /ˈbaʊndən/ See IPA manual Freq #144581 Meanings 1 adj archaic except in bounden duty: morally obligatory or binding She considered it her bounden duty to report the safety defect. 2 adj archaic: placed under an obligation or indebted The rescued travelers felt bounden to the villagers who had sheltered them. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · archaic except in bounden... obligatorybinding 2 adj · archaic: placed under an... obligedindebted ↔ Opposites optionalunobliged Word family Derived forms boundenly Related forms bindboundduty Appears in Phrases (1) See all bounden duty a responsibility regarded as unavoidable because of a strong moral obligation Adjective + noun Etymology An archaic past participle of bind, later preserved as an adjective. It now occurs chiefly in the fixed phrase bounden duty. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bounden **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbaʊndən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaʊndən/ **Frequency rank:** 144581 ## Meanings 1. archaic except in bounden duty: morally obligatory or binding 2. archaic: placed under an obligation or indebted ## Examples - She considered it her bounden duty to report the safety defect. - The rescued travelers felt bounden to the villagers who had sheltered them. ## Synonyms - obligatory - binding - obliged ## Antonyms - optional - unobliged ## Derived Forms - boundenly ## Related Forms - bind - bound - duty ## Etymology An archaic past participle of bind, later preserved as an adjective. It now occurs chiefly in the fixed phrase bounden duty. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown