Bountiful Meaning
/ˈbaʊntɪfəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
Sentence Examples
The rice we harvested is bountiful.
She was surprised by the garden’s bountiful harvest.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the warm rains, the farmer enjoyed a ____ harvest of vegetables and fruits.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmers were thankful for the ____ harvest after the rainy season.
Word Origin & History
From bounty + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 32:5:
"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."
— 2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the warm rains, the farmer enjoyed a ____ harvest of vegetables and fruits.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmers were thankful for the ____ harvest after the rainy season.