LADY BOUNTIFUL

Meaning of LADY BOUNTIFUL in English

a woman who engages in ostentatious acts of charity. [C19: from the name of a character in Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem (1707).]

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LADY BOUNTIFUL — noun ( plural lady bountifuls or ladies bountiful ) Usage: often capitalized L&B Etymology: after Lady Bountiful, character in The …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LADY BOUNTIFUL — pl. Lady Bountifuls, Ladies Bountiful . 1. a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LADY BOUNTIFUL — ˌLady ˈBountiful BrE AmE noun derogatory a woman who wants to be considered rich and generous and who does a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LADY BOUNTIFUL — Synonyms and related words : Maecenas, Santa Claus, almoner, almsgiver, angel, assignor, awarder, backer, bestower, cheerful giver, conferrer, consignor, contributor, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LADY BOUNTIFUL — ( BrE usu disapprov ) a woman, especially an upper-class woman, who likes to appear generous with her money or …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LADY BOUNTIFUL — преим. ирон. благодетельница, дама-благотворительница по имени леди Баунтифул, действующего лица пьесы Дж.Фаркера [George Farquhar, 1678- 1707] "Уловка кавалеров" ["Beaux' Stratagem"]
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
LADY BOUNTIFUL — леди Баунтифул (персонаж пьесы Фаркера, XVII в.) (ироничное) благодетельница. дама-благотворительница
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY BOUNTIFUL — леди Баунтифул (персонаж пьесы Фаркера, XVII в.) (ироничное) благодетельница. дама-благотворительница
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY BOUNTIFUL — 1> леди Баунтифул ( персонаж пьесы Фаркера, XVII в. ) 2> ирон. благодетельница, дама благотворительница
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LADY BOUNTIFUL — 1) леди Баунтифул ( персонаж пьесы Фаркера, XVII в. ) 2) ирон. благодетельница, дама благотворительница
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LADY BOUNTIFUL — 1) леди Баунтифул ( персонаж пьесы Фаркера, XVII в. ) 2> ирон. благодетельница, дама благотворительница
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LADY BOUNTIFUL — преим. ирон. благодетельница, дама-благотворительница по имени леди Баунтифул, действующего лица пьесы Дж.Фаркера [George Farquhar, 1678-1707] "Уловка кавалеров" ["Beaux' Stratagem"]
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
LADY BOUNTIFUL — леди Баунтифул (персонаж пьесы Фаркера, XVII в.) (ироничное) благодетельница. дама-благотворительница
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY BOUNTIFUL — леди Баунтифул (персонаж пьесы Фаркера, XVII в.) (ироничное) благодетельница. дама-благотворительница
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOUNTIFUL — geographical name city N Utah N of Salt Lake City population 41,301
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LADY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton …
Английский словарь Британика
LADY — I. ˈlādē, -di noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lady, lavedi, lafdi, from Old English hlǣfdīge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — ˈbau̇ntə̇fəl, -tēf- adjective 1. : full of bounty : free in giving : liberal in bestowing gifts and favors : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — (a.) Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.
Английский словарь Webster
BOUNTIFUL — (a.) Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
Английский словарь Webster
BOUNTIFUL — ( a. ) Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — ( a. ) Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — /bown"teuh feuhl/ , n. a city in N Utah, near Salt Lake City. 32,877.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — — bountifully , adv. — bountifulness , n. /bown"teuh feuhl/ , adj. 1. liberal in bestowing gifts, favors, or bounties; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — adj. plentiful, bounteous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOUNTIFUL — city N Utah N of Salt Lake City population 41,301
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOUNTIFUL — adjective Date: 1508 1. : liberal in bestowing gifts or favors 2. : given or provided abundantly a bountiful harvest …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LADY — noun a wife; not now in approved usage. 2. lady ·adj belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BOUNTIFUL — adj plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food. 2. bountiful ·adj free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and …
Webster English vocab
BOUNTIFUL — ■ adjective 1》 abundant. 2》 giving generously. Phrases Lady Bountiful a woman who engages in ostentatious acts of charity. [C19: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOUNTIFUL — [boun.ti.ful] adj (1508) 1: liberal in bestowing gifts or favors 2: given or provided abundantly "a ~ harvest" syn see …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LADY — in Great Britain, a general title for any peeress below the rank of duchess and also for the wife of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOUNTIFUL — city, Davis county, northern Utah, U.S., between the Wasatch Mountains and Great Salt Lake, just north of Salt Lake City. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOUNTIFUL — bountiful BrE AmE ˈbaʊnt ɪf ə l -əf-; -ɪ fʊl, -ə- AmE \ ˈbaʊn t̬ - ▷ bountiful|ly ‿i ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LADY — / ˈleɪdi; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun 1. [ C ] a word used to mean 'woman' that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — / ˈbaʊntɪfl; NAmE / adjective ( formal or literary ) 1. in large quantities; large : a bountiful supply of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — la ‧ dy S1 W2 /ˈleɪdi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ladies ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOUNTIFUL — boun ‧ ti ‧ ful /ˈbaʊntɪf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . if something is bountiful, there is more …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOUNTIFUL — adj. 1 = BOUNTEOUS. 2 ample. øLady Bountiful a charitable but patronizing lady of a neighbourhood (after a character in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — adj. 1 = BOUNTEOUS. 2 ample. Lady Bountiful a charitable but patronizing lady of a neighbourhood (after a character in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Oxford English vocab
BOUNTIFUL — adj.1 BOUNTEOUS. 2 ample. Phrases and idioms: Lady Bountiful a charitable but patronizing lady of a neighbourhood (after a character …
Oxford English vocab
LADY — ( ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use lady …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — 1. A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one. State aid is less bountiful than it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — (ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LADY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bag lady cleaning lady/woman (= a woman who cleans houses, offices etc as her job …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOUNTIFUL — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a bountiful harvest ▪ God is bountiful . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LADY — (WOMAN) [noun] [C] - a polite or dated way of referring to or addressing a womanShe's a very attractive lady.Would …
Cambridge English vocab
BOUNTIFUL — [adjective] literaryIf the British were as bountiful (= generous) as the Americans, donations to charities would more than treble.We found …
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — (TITLE) [noun] [U] - a title given in Britain to a woman or girl who has the social rank of …
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — n. Lady Diana Frances Spencer first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton Emma …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LADY — Synonyms and related words : Dulcinea, Eve, Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, acceptable person, archduchess, baroness, best girl, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LADY — n. lady friend lady killer maiden lady old lady ladies' man
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOUNTIFUL — adj. Bountiful is used with these nouns: ↑ harvest , ↑ supply
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOUNTIFUL — adj. 25B6; adjective their bountiful patron : GENEROUS, magnanimous, munificent, open-handed, unselfish, unstinting, lavish; benevolent, beneficent, charitable. a bountiful supply …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LADY — I. 1) леди (принятая форма титулования маркизы (marchioness), графини (countess), виконтессы (viscountess) и баронессы (baroness); напр., вместо the Marchioness of …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BOUNTIFUL — adj. 1 generous, beneficent, munificent, liberal, unsparing, unstinting, charitable, eleemosynary, magnanimous, Literary bounteous We are grateful to Sir Roger, our …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady ≈ первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOUNTIFUL — = bounteous ; прил. (книжное) щедрый - * giver дающий щедрой рукой достаточный; обильный, щедрый - * harvest обильный урожай …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — lady.ogg 1. ʹleıdı n 1. 1> леди, дама; госпожа great lady - знатная дама fine lady - а) светская женщина, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOUNTIFUL — bountiful.ogg ʹbaʋntıf(ə)l = bounteous
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Concise Oxford English vocab

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