bountiful

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/ UK /ˈbaʊntɪfəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
abundant or generously given

They gave thanks for a bountiful harvest.

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Synonyms

1 adj · abundant or generously given abundant plentiful generous copious ample lavish profuse bounteous

Opposites

scarce meager stingy sparse

Word family

Derived forms bountifullybountifulness

Related forms bounty bounteous

Etymology

From bounty + -ful. Bounty comes from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good').

bonté Old French bonitās Latin

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# 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

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