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PRONUNCIATION OF BOUNTEOUS

bounteous  [ˈbaʊntɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOUNTEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bounteous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BOUNTEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bounteous in the English dictionary

The definition of bounteous in the dictionary is giving freely; generous. Other definition of bounteous is plentiful; abundant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOUNTEOUS


beauteous
ˈbjuːtɪəs
combustious
kəmˈbʌstɪəs
courteous
ˈkɜːtɪəs
despiteous
dɪˈspɪtɪəs
discourteous
dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs
dispiteous
dɪsˈpɪtɪəs
duteous
ˈdjuːtɪəs
feateous
ˈfiːtɪəs
Grotius
ˈɡrəʊtɪəs
lacteous
ˈlæktɪəs
luteous
ˈluːtɪəs
piteous
ˈpɪtɪəs
plenteous
ˈplɛntɪəs
pluteus
ˈpluːtɪəs
popliteus
pɒpˈlɪtɪəs
Proteus
ˈprəʊtɪəs
sestertius
sɛˈstɜːtɪəs
tierce
tɪəs
uncourteous
ʌnˈkɜːtɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOUNTEOUS

bounden
bounden duty
bounder
bounderish
boundless
boundlessly
boundlessness
boundness
bounds
bounteously
bounteousness
bounties
bountiful
bountifully
bountifulness
bounty
bounty bag
bounty hunter
bounty-fed farmers
bountyhed

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOUNTEOUS

advantageous
aqueous
courageous
curvaceous
cutaneous
erroneous
gaseous
gorgeous
heterogeneous
hideous
homogeneous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
outrageous
righteous
self-righteous
simultaneous
spontaneous
subcutaneous
unrighteous

Synonyms and antonyms of bounteous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bounteous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOUNTEOUS

Find out the translation of bounteous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bounteous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bounteous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宽裕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bounteous
570 millions of speakers

English

bounteous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विपुल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وافر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щедрый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bounteous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বদান্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

généreux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bounteous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

großzügig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気前のよい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아낌없이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bounteous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rộng rải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூத்து குலுங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समृद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cömert
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

generoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hojny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щедрий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

darnic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενναιόδωρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrijgevig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bounteous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bounteous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bounteous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNTEOUS»

The term «bounteous» is normally little used and occupies the 128.831 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOUNTEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bounteous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOUNTEOUS»

Discover the use of bounteous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bounteous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works
205 215 225 sir bounteous Why, they confess so much themselves. They said they'd play The Slip. They should be men of their words. I hope the Justice will have more 195 conscience, i'faith, than to carry away a chain of a hundred mark of ...
Thomas Middleton, Gary Taylor, John Lavagnino, 2010
2
The Coconut Odyssey: The Bounteous Possibilities of the Tree ...
This unique publication summarises the case for the coconut, describing its full potential for better health, food and the environment.
Mike Foale, 2003
3
A Select Collection of Old Plays: Miseries of inforced marriage
Pray pity not me, sir. Sir Bounteous. Is not your honour sore about the brawn of the arm? a murren meet them, I feel it. Folly-wit. About this place, sir Bounteous? Sir Bounteous. You feel as it were a twinge, my lord ? Folly-wit. Ay, e'en a twinge,  ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, 1825
4
A Select Collection of Old Plays: The miseries of inforced ...
Sir Bounteous, you far'd the worse for my coming hither. Sir Bounteous. Ah, good my lord, but I'm sure your lordship far'd the worse. Folly-wit. Pray pity not me, sir. Sir Bounteous. Is not your honour sore about the brawn of the arm ? a murren ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, 1825
5
A select collection of old plays: in twelve volumes
Sir Bounteous. Oh, cry-you-mercy, that's true, sir. Penitent Brothel. All which aforesaid — Sir Bounteous. Ay, there you left, sir. Penitent Brothel. When it is almost exsiccate or dry, I add thereto olei succini, olei masi, et sinnamoni. Sir Bounteous.
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, John Payne Collier, 1825
6
A Mad World My Masters
they told me posh promises were mortal, and commonly die within half an hour after they are spoken. SIR BOUNTEOUS: Saucy, unmannerly villains! FOLLYWIT: Troth, I'm of that mind, Sir Bounteous. You fared the worse for my coming hither.
Thomas Middleton, 2013
7
A Select Collection of Old Plays: Miseries of inforced marriage
Sir Bounteous. Nay, and your lordship knows my disposition, you'know me better than they that know my person ; your honour is so much the welcomer for that. Folly-wit, Thanks, good sir Bounteous. Sir Bounteous. Pray pardon me, it h?s been ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, 1780
8
The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and ...
A stolen watch, with an alarm, rings in Follywit's pocker: SIR BOUNTEOUS Faith, son, would you had come sooner with these genrlemen. FOLLYWIT Why, grandsite? SIR BOUNTEOUS We had a play here. FOLLYWIT A play, sit? No.
Ronald Carter, John McRae, 2001
9
Telegraphic Code, to Ensure Secresy in the Transmission of ...
The message being transmitted : — Bounteous wedge purifying bounteous biography transparent posed bounteous yoke, the receiver reverses the operation, adding 25000 to the number where it is below that to be deducted. EXAMPLE II.
Robert Slater, 1870
10
Performing Maternity in Early Modern England
to Follywit, is his uncle or aunt and who therefore will displace Follywit's claim to that inheritance. The duplicitous motivation for this compensation represents a perpetuation of Bounteous's maltreatment of his grandson, who begins the play a  ...
Kathryn M. Moncrief, Kathryn Read McPherson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOUNTEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bounteous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Budget 2015: Why do we call social security payments 'benefits …
... and start talking about them as bounteous rewards. And consequently, we have paved the well-trodden path for discussions about incentives ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Dhoni Enters Forbes Top100 Highest Paid Celebrities List
Their session brought forth a record 4.4 million Pay-Per-View purchases and bounteous media scope from Mayweather's Las Vegas home turf ... «Mizo News, Jul 15»
3
RIVERSIDE: City fields questions on utility reserve
Riverside's utilities haven't always had such a bounteous stash of reserve money. In mid-2003, the electric utility had about $28 million in ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
4
Barron's Recap: How Nelson Peltz Does It
In David Englander's "A Bounteous Season for Stock-Picking," see how Barron's 40 bullish picks from the past 12 months have handily beaten ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
5
President Sirleaf Congratulates America
... reflected in our extensive cooperation in many spheres as prominently demonstrated in the bounteous intervention of your government in the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
CHRIS MALETTE: Don't touch Bob's beard
No, the ever-blithesome Bob is known for one thing outside his fabulous skills as a photographer and that's his bounteous beard. (Well, if you ... «Belleville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
7
Pres. Sirleaf Congratulates the United States On 239th Nat'l Day
... Affairs release, the ties "reflected in our extensive cooperation in many spheres as prominently demonstrated in the bounteous intervention of ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Seven 'must-have' MacBook Pro accessories for road warriors (July …
To be honest, many are problems that affect all portable systems, but the Mac ecosystem has such a bounteous third-party accessory market ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»
9
President Sirleaf Congratulates the United States On 239th …
... reflected in our extensive cooperation in many spheres as prominently demonstrated in the bounteous intervention of your government in the ... «Global News Network, Jul 15»
10
Tuesday notes
There are many of them in the Riverton Valley (this is Wyoming's state tree), and they are producing bounteous quantities of tree "cotton.". «The Ranger, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bounteous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bounteous>. May 2024 ».
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