Bountiful

Bountiful
Bountiful Boun"ti*ful, a. [1913 Webster] 1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors. [1913 Webster]

God, the bountiful Author of our being. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous. [1913 Webster] -- {Boun"ti*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Boun"ti*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Bountiful — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Vista de Bountiful desde la cordillera Wasatch. Bountiful (generoso en inglés) es una ciudad del condado de Davis, estado de Utah, Estados Unidos. Según el censo de 2000, la población era de 41.30 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bountiful — may refer to: *Bountiful (Book of Mormon) refers to two historical places::*Bountiful (Old World), location in Arabia:*Bountiful (New World), a city in the Americas * Bountiful, Utah, United States * Bountiful, British Columbia, Canada * The Trip …   Wikipedia

  • Bountiful — ist Ortsname von Bountiful (Utah), USA Bountiful (British Columbia), Kanada Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bountiful — Bountiful, UT U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 41301 Housing Units (2000): 13819 Land area (2000): 13.473652 sq. miles (34.896597 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.473652 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Bountiful, UT — U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 41301 Housing Units (2000): 13819 Land area (2000): 13.473652 sq. miles (34.896597 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 13.473652 sq. miles (34.896597 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • bountiful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) abundant. 2) giving generously. ● Lady Bountiful Cf. ↑Lady Bountiful DERIVATIVES bountifully adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • bountiful — index ample, benevolent, copious, donative, liberal (generous), philanthropic, profuse, replete …   Law dictionary

  • bountiful — late 15c., from BOUNTY (Cf. bounty) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Bountifully …   Etymology dictionary

  • bountiful — bountiful, bounteous generous, openhanded, munificent, *liberal, handsome Analogous words: *charitable, philanthropic, benevolent: prodigal, lavish (see PROFUSE) Antonyms: niggardly Contrasted words: *stingy, parsimonious, penurious, close,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bountiful — [adj] abundant ample, aplenty, bounteous, copious, crawling with*, dime a dozen*, exuberant, free, galore*, generous, handsome, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, magnanimous, munificent, no end of*, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, prolific, stink with*,… …   New thesaurus

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