[syn: bountiful, plentiful]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bountiful \Boun"ti*ful\, a.
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1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
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God, the bountiful Author of our being. --Locke.
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2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.
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Syn: Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous.
[1913 Webster] -- Boun"ti*ful*ly, adv. --
Boun"ti*ful*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] Bountihead
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bountiful
adj 1: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the
bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a
freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's
child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the
arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded
grandfather" [syn: big, bighearted, bounteous,
bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving,
liberal, openhanded]
2: producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful
year"; "fruitful soil" [syn: bountiful, plentiful]