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bountiful

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boun·ti·ful  (bount-fl)
adj.
1. Giving freely and generously; liberal.
2. Marked by abundance; plentiful. See Synonyms at liberal.

bounti·ful·ly adv.
bounti·ful·ness n.

bountiful or bounteous
Adjective
Literary
1. plentiful; ample: a bountiful harvest
2. giving freely; generous
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bountiful - 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"
generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
2.bountiful - producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

bountiful
Translations
Spanish bountiful [ˈbauntɪful] adj [person] → liberal, generoso; [God] → bondadoso; [supply] → abundante
French bountiful [ˈbauntɪful] adj [person] → généreux/euse; [God] → bienfaiteur/trice; [supply] → ample
German bountiful [ˈbauntɪful] adjgroßzügig;
(God) → gütig;
(supply) → reichlich

Italian bountiful [ˈbauntɪful] adj [person] → munifico/a; [God] → misericordioso/a; [supply] → abbondante

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Thus is it with those whom you honour O holy goddess, bountiful spirit.
And in August, high in air, the beautiful and bountiful horse-chestnuts, candelabra-wise, proffer the passer-by their tapering upright cones of congregated blossoms.
It looked as if the easterly weather had come to stay for ever, or, at least, till we had all starved to death in the held-up fleet - starved within sight, as it were, of plenty, within touch, almost, of the bountiful heart of the Empire.
 
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