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boun·te·ous
/
ˈbaʊn
ti
əs
/
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[
boun
-tee-
uh
s
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
giving or disposed to give freely; generous; liberal.
2.
freely bestowed; plentiful; abundant.
Origin:
1325–75;
late Middle English
(
bounte
bounty
+
-ous
); replacing
Middle English
bountevous
<
Middle French
bontive
(
bonte
bounty
+
-ive,
feminine of
-if
-ive
) +
-ous
Related forms
boun·te·ous·ly,
adverb
boun·te·ous·ness,
noun
o·ver·boun·te·ous,
adjective
o·ver·boun·te·ous·ly,
adverb
o·ver·boun·te·ous·ness,
noun
un·boun·te·ous,
adjective
un·boun·te·ous·ly,
adverb
un·boun·te·ous·ness,
noun
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World English Dictionary
bounteous
(ˈbaʊntɪəs)
—
adj
1.
giving freely; generous:
the bounteous goodness of God
2.
plentiful; abundant
'bounteously
—
adv
'bounteousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
bounteous
late 14c., from
bounty
+
-ous
; originally "full of goodness," but always shading toward "generous in bestowing," a sense which might have been left to
bountiful
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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