'Bounteous' definitions:
Definition of 'bounteous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded]
Definition of 'Bounteous'
From: GCIDE
- Bounteous \Boun"te*ous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production. [1913 Webster]
- But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] -- {Boun"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Boun"te*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]