bountiful
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- 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”Synonyms: bigbigheartedbounteousfreehandedhandsomegivingliberalopenhanded
- producing in abundance“the bountiful earth”“a plentiful year”“fruitful soil”Synonyms: plentiful
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bountiful \Boun"ti*ful\, a. [1913 Webster]
1.Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors. [1913 Webster]
God, the bountiful Author of our being.— Locke.[1913 Webster]
2.Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous. [1913 Webster] -- Boun"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Boun"ti*ful*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Bountihead