adj
bountiful
BOWN-tih-fuhl
Bountiful (adj) means existing in generous or plentiful amounts. Example: “The farm produced a bountiful harvest that year.”
adj
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Existing in generous or plentiful amounts.
"Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia."
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"They enjoyed a wet summer and a bountiful harvest."
"The farm produced a bountiful harvest that year."
How to use bountiful
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGenerously abundant.
Common pairings
a bountiful harvest
bountiful supply
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Word forms
- Comparative
- more bountiful
- Superlative
- most bountiful
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The farm produced a _____ harvest that year.
Etymology
From bounty plus the suffix -ful.
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What does “bountiful” mean?
The word “bountiful” means existing in generous or plentiful amounts. In plain terms, generously abundant.
How do you pronounce “bountiful”?
“Bountiful” is pronounced BOWN-tih-fuhl ([ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ] in IPA).
How do you use “bountiful” in a sentence?
Here is “bountiful” used in a sentence: “The farm produced a bountiful harvest that year.”
What part of speech is “bountiful”?
“Bountiful” is an adjective.
