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bounteous

 
Dictionary: boun·te·ous   (boun'tē-əs) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Giving or inclined to give generously.
  2. Generously and copiously given. See synonyms at liberal.

[Middle English bountevous, from Old French bontive, benevolent, from bonte, bounty. See bounty.]

bounteously boun'te·ous·ly adv.
bounteousness boun'te·ous·ness n.
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: given or giving freely
  Synonyms: big, bighearted, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gavmild, rundhåndet

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijgevig, gul

Français (French)
adj. - bienfaisant, généreux, libéral, prodigue, abondant (une récolte)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - großzügig, reichlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλούσιος, αφειδής, γενναιόδωρος

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - generoso, liberal

Русский (Russian)
обильный, щедрый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - generoso, abundante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - givmild, frikostig, välgörande, riklig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
慷慨的, 宽裕的, 宽大的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 慷慨的, 寬裕的, 寬大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 관대한, 풍부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 寛大な, 豊かな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سخي, كريم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדיב לב, שופע‬


 
 
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