bountiful C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/ UK /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj abundant or generously given They gave thanks for a bountiful harvest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · abundant or generously given abundantplentifulgenerouscopiousamplelavishprofusebounteous ↔ Opposites scarcemeagerstingysparse Word family Derived forms bountifullybountifulness Related forms bountybounteous Etymology AI details From bounty + -ful. Bounty comes from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good'). bonté Old French bonitās Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bountiful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/ ## Meanings 1. abundant or generously given ## Examples - They gave thanks for a bountiful harvest. ## Synonyms - abundant - plentiful - generous - copious - ample - lavish - profuse - bounteous ## Antonyms - scarce - meager - stingy - sparse ## Derived Forms - bountifully - bountifulness ## Related Forms - bounty - bounteous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bonté - Root: bonitās ## Etymology From bounty + -ful. Bounty comes from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good'). ## AI Etymology Bountiful comes from bounty + -ful. Bounty comes from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good'). The historical trail runs through Old French bonté and Latin bonitās. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means abundant or generously given. Derived formations include bountifully, bountifulness; related forms include bounty, bounteous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown