bountiful

¹

[ boun-tuh-fuhl ]

adjective

1. liberal in bestowing gifts, favors, or bounties; munificent; generous.
2. abundant; ample:

   a bountiful supply.

Bountiful

²

[ boun-tuh-fuhl ]

noun

1. a city in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.

bountiful

/ ˈbaʊntɪfʊl /

adjective

1. plentiful; ample (esp in the phrase a bountiful supply )
2. giving freely; generous

Derived Forms

• ˈbountifully, adverb
• ˈbountifulness, noun

Other Words From

• bounti·ful·ly adverb
• bounti·ful·ness noun
• un·bounti·ful adjective
• un·bounti·ful·ly adverb
• un·bounti·ful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bountiful¹

First recorded in 1500–10; bounty + -ful

Synonym Study

See generous. See plentiful.

Example Sentences

We’re just spitballing alternative-history takes here while we await our bountiful tip-jar tax breaks and tariff lucre.

From Slate

Her young Guernsey calf, "Empress Bountiful Crunch" has just won first prize in her class.

From BBC

And what makes it very compelling is that the orchard looks bountiful whether you’re gazing at it through the glasses of expediency or through the lens of economic logic.

From BBC

This summer’s crop of mysteries is bountiful and varied.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ve always wondered how our communities would thrive and how our society’s structure would become so much more bountiful if we’d incorporated our actual environment into our planning.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ample
• lavish
• magnanimous
• plentiful