bountiful Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite given or giving freely
    liberal; giving; big; openhanded; freehanded; bighearted; bounteous; handsome.
    • 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
  2. adjective satellite producing in abundance
    plentiful.
    • the bountiful earth
    • a plentiful year
    • fruitful soil

WordNet


Boun"ti*ful adjective
Definitions
  1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
    God, the bountiful Author of our being. Locke.
  2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food. Syn. -- Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous. -- Boun"ti*ful*ly, adv. -- Boun"ti*ful*ness, n.

Webster 1913