Meaning of BOUNTEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'bawnteeus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] given or giving freely; "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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | big, bighearted, bountiful, freehanded, generous, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Boun"te*ous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.]
Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously
liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as,
bounteous production.
But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper.
-- {Boun"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Boun"te*ous*ness}, n.
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