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bountiful
1[ boun-tuh-fuhl ]
adjective
- liberal in bestowing gifts, favors, or bounties; munificent; generous.
- abundant; ample:
a bountiful supply.
Bountiful
2[ boun-tuh-fuhl ]
noun
- a city in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
bountiful
/ ˈʊԳɪʊ /
adjective
- plentiful; ample (esp in the phrase a bountiful supply )
- giving freely; generous
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲԳپڳܱ, adverb
- ˈdzܲԳپڳܱԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- dzܲt·ڳܱ· adverb
- dzܲt·ڳܱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·dzܲt·ڳܱ adjective
- un·dzܲt·ڳܱ· adverb
- un·dzܲt·ڳܱ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bountiful1
Example Sentences
Still, each entry in Lyons’ trilogy centers Black women as not merely survivors of painful experiences, but agents of joyous, bountiful lives — a decision that’s both an artistic mission and a business strategy.
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.
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.
A nine-year resident of Sugarloaf, just south of Big Bear City, Kanton, 44, said he enjoys the bountiful nature and the varied weather.
This summer’s crop of mysteries is bountiful and varied.
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More About Bountiful
What does bountiful mean?
Bountiful describes something abundant or plentiful. For example, if you have so many pens that you think you’ll never run out of them, you could say you have a bountiful supply of pens.
Bountiful also means generous, especially in giving gifts or favors. For example, you could say that a new job is bountiful because it pays a lot of money or has a lot of benefits, like its own coffee bar with a barista, hammocks, and a skateboard park.
Example: The city had a bountiful supply of interesting museums to visit.
Where does bountiful come from?
The first records of the term bountiful come from the early 1500s. It combines the word bounty, meaning “a generous gift,” and the suffix -ful, meaning “full of” or “characterized by.” Something that is bountiful provides goods and is often considered good.
Bountiful is also the name of a city in Northern Utah, near Salt Lake City. It was originally called Sessions’ Settlement and was the second Mormon settlement in the state. The area was later renamed Bountiful, after a city described in the Book of Mormon.
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What are some other forms related to bountiful?
- bountifully (adverb)
- bountifulness (noun)
- unbountiful (adjective)
- unbountifully (adverb)
- unbountifulness (noun)
What are some synonyms for bountiful?
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How is bountiful used in real life?
Bountiful is most often used to describe an abundance of something.
America is the land of the immigrant’s dream. For centuries, people have come to this country for the opportunities freedom provides & they have become Americans. Our great country wouldn’t be the beautiful, bountiful, blessed place we love without them.
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain)
My my look at the bountiful harvest this year
— Pyrrhica posts cats (@memesiwish)
Dear September, deliver Joy, sound health, peace of mind and wealth to us. Nurture and bless our friends and families. Make our tables bigger and bountiful and keep our enemies alive to keep watching us prosper! Amen! Thank you September!
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa)
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Is bountiful used correctly in the following sentence?
The farm had a bountiful harvest of corn this year, with hardly any corn to gather.
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