BOUNTEOUS


Meaning of BOUNTEOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbau̇n-tē-əs ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English bountevous, bounteuous, from Anglo-French bontive kind, from bunté

Date: 14th century

1. : giving or disposed to give freely

2. : liberally bestowed

• boun·te·ous·ly adverb

• boun·te·ous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.