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Definitions for bounteous
ˈbaʊn ti əsboun·teous
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Princeton's WordNet
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhandedadjective
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"
Wiktionary
bounteousadjective
inclined to be generous
bounteousadjective
liberal or abundant
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bounteousadjective
Liberal; kind; generous; munificent; beneficent: a word used chiefly in poetry for bountiful.
Etymology: from bounty.
Every one,
According to the gift, which bounteous nature
Hath in him inclos’d. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Her soul abhorring avarice,
Bounteous; but almost bounteous to a vice. Dryden.
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bounteous
Bounteous refers to something that is generously provided or given in abundance. It could also refer to a person or thing being extremely liberal in giving or bestowing gifts.
Webster Dictionary
Bounteousadjective
liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bounteous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bounteous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of bounteous in a Sentence
I hate the miser, whose unsocial breast Locks from the world his useless stores. Wealth by the bounteous only is enjoyed, Whose treasures, in diffusive good employed, The rich return of fame and friends procure, And ?gainst a sad reverse a safe retreat secure.
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- богат, щедър, обиленBulgarian
- generosoSpanish
- سخاوتمندPersian
- généreuxFrench
- pemurahIndonesian
- generosoItalian
- שׁוֹפֵעַHebrew
- szczodryPolish
- abundantePortuguese
- בונטעאָוסYiddish
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