Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bountiful

[ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: boun-ti-ful
IPA: [ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ]

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From bounty + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bounty

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ]
British English: /ˈbaʊntɪfʌl/

Inflected Forms

more bountiful (comparative) most bountiful (superlative) bountifull (alternative)

Derived Forms

bountifully bountifulness unbountiful

Synonyms

plentiful big bighearted bounteous freehanded handsome giving liberal openhanded

Questions

How do you pronounce bountiful?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈbaʊ̯n(ɾ)əfəɫ].
What does bountiful mean?: Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
Where does bountiful come from?: From bounty + -ful.

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