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lady bountiful

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
la-dy boun-ti-ful
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rich and generous woman.

noun

Our Lady

noun

A woman who patronisingly shows off her wealth by acts of generosity.

Derogatory

Etymology

* From a character in the 18th century play The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lady Bountifuls (plural) Ladies Bountiful (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Lord Bountiful

Questions

What does lady bountiful mean?
A rich and generous woman.
Where does lady bountiful come from?
* From a character in the 18th century play The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar

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