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boun·te·ous
bounteous
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- pronunciation:
- baUn
ti
ihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
willing to give generously; benevolent.
- synonyms:
- bountiful, generous, liberal, unsparing
- antonyms:
- niggardly
- similar words:
- beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, free, free-handed, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, princely, unselfish
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definition 2: |
plentiful or abundant.
- synonyms:
- abundant, bountiful, opulent, plenteous, plentiful
- antonyms:
- niggardly
- similar words:
- ample, copious, full, handsome, immeasurable, inexhaustible, luxuriant, munificent, prolific, rich
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related words: |
affluent, charitable, exuberant, fertile, flush, fruitful, profuse |
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derivations: |
bounteously (adv.), bounteousness (n.) |
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