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Synonyms for bounteous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : boun-tee-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaʊn ti əs

Top 10 synonyms for bounteous
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Définition of bounteous

Origin :
  • late 14c., from bounty + -ous; originally "full of goodness," but always shading toward "generous in bestowing," a sense which logically might have been left to bountiful. Related: Bounteously; bounteousness.
  • adj generous
  • adj abundant
Example sentences :
  • Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth and youth and warm desire!
  • Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
  • I thank you, and all of you for your cordiality and bounteous hospitality.
  • Extract from : « Latin America and the United States » by Elihu Root
  • No better field for beggary in all Manhattan's bounteous acreage.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • When fortune falls in love with a man she makes him a bounteous mistress.
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
  • Praise for every varied good, Bounteous round our pathway strew'd!
  • Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark
  • But in contact with a large and bounteous Environment its supply is limitless.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
  • When he was not hemmed in by the round of official details, England afforded him that combination in bounteous measure.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Appendix to Volume XII: Tales, Sketches, and other Papers by Nathaniel Hawthorne with a Biographical Sketch by George Parsons Lathrop » by George Parsons Lathrop
  • The earth is bounteous, and yields enough, and more than enough, for all.
  • Extract from : « Not Guilty » by Robert Blatchford
  • He was munificent, tender, and bounteous to the poor, and loved a flowing hospitality.
  • Extract from : « Coningsby » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • She knows no distinction—all are alike the objects of her bounteous care.
  • Extract from : « The Blue and The Gray » by A. R. White
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