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bounteous

/ˈbaʊntiəs/

bounteous adjective: inclined to be generous.

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Adjective

bounteous (comparative more bounteous, superlative most bounteous)

  1. Inclined to be generous.
    • Which with a bounteous hand was kindly lentc. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • Be bounteous at our Meale. Giue me thy hand, / Thou haſt bin rightly honeſt, ſo haſt thou […]c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  2. (usually) Liberal or abundant.
    • “Your Grace may be well assured,” said the Friar, “that, with the grace of Saint Dunstan, I shall find the way of multiplying your most bounteous gift.”1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter XL, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page...
    • “I’d like to say it’s not just bounteous privilege, but it is. People like Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, they’re incredibly cut off from the world. […]2023 March 5, Miranda Sawyer, quoting Jason Williamson, “Sleaford Mods: ‘The UK is like a crazy golf course – all we’ve got left are landmarks’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  3. Large.
    • The house came with a bounteous yard.
    • He was a big man with a bounteous belly.

bounteous meaning in Kannada

bounteous in Kannada

ಹೇರಳ, ಕೊಡುಗಯ್, ಕೊಡುಗೈಯುಳ್ಳ, ಧಾರಾಳ, ಉದಾರ, ದಾನಗುಣದ

Forms of bounteous

comparativemore bounteous
superlativemost bounteous
alternative form (obsolete)bountious

Origin of bounteous

Inherited from Middle English bountevous, from Old French bontios; by surface analysis, bounty + ous.

Words formed from bounteous

Questions about bounteous

What does bounteous mean?
Bounteous means inclined to be generous.
What is bounteous in Kannada?
Bounteous in Kannada is ಹೇರಳ, ಕೊಡುಗಯ್, ಕೊಡುಗೈಯುಳ್ಳ. See Bounteous meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is bounteous?
Bounteous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bounteous?
Bounteous is pronounced /ˈbaʊntiəs/.

Words near bounteous in the dictionary

  1. boung
  2. bounge
  3. bounges
  4. bouning
  5. bouns
  6. bounteous
  7. bounteously
  8. bounteousness
  9. bounteousnesses
  10. bounteth
  11. bounteths

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