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bounteous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbaʊntiəs/
  • /ˈbaʊnʃəs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Inclined to be generous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Liberal or abundant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

given or giving freely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: big, bighearted, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: щедър (štedǎr) — inclined to be generous
  • Czech: štědrý — inclined to be generous
  • French: généreux — inclined to be generous
  • Hungarian: bőkezű — inclined to be generous
  • Middle English: bountevous — inclined to be generous
  • Polish: szczodry — inclined to be generous
  • Polish: hojny — inclined to be generous
  • Spanish: bondadoso — inclined to be generous
  • Bulgarian: богат (bogat) — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant
  • Bulgarian: обилен (obilen) — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant
  • Czech: štědrý — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant
  • Czech: bohatý — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant
  • Middle English: bountevous — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant
  • Polish: szczodry — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant
  • Polish: hojny — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant
  • Scots: roch — (of a gift, etc.) liberal or abundant