bountiful

CEFRC2

/ˈbaʊntɪfəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing in large amounts; plentiful.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.

Examples

  • She was surprised by the garden’s bountiful harvest.

  • The rice we harvested is bountiful.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ]

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • They enjoyed a wet summer and a bountiful harvest.

  • The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After the warm rains, the farmer enjoyed a blank harvest of vegetables and fruits.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From bounty + -ful.