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plentiful

English

Alternative forms

  • plentyful, plentifull (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English plentiful, plentyfull, plentefull, equivalent to plenty +? -ful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pl?nt?fl?/

Adjective

plentiful (comparative plentifuller or plentifuler or more plentiful, superlative plentifullest or plentifulest or most plentiful)

  1. Existing in large number or ample amount.
    a plentiful harvest
    a plentiful supply of water
    She accumulated a plentiful collection of books.
  2. Yielding abundance; fruitful.
    Some years, the tree is a plentiful source of apples.
  3. (obsolete) lavish; profuse; prodigal
    • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Expense
      He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from decay.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:plentiful

Derived terms

  • plentifully
  • plentifulness

Related terms

  • plenteous
  • plenty

Translations

Further reading

  • plentiful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • plentiful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • plentiful at OneLook Dictionary Search

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bounteous

English

Etymology

bounty +? -ous

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ba?nti?s/, /?ba?nt??s/

Adjective

bounteous (comparative more bounteous, superlative most bounteous)

  1. (of a person) Inclined to be generous.
  2. (of a gift, etc.) Liberal or abundant.

Derived terms

  • bounteousness

Translations

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