bounteousadj.

Brit.

/ˈbaʊntɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈbaʊn(t)iəs/

Forms: Middle English bontyvous, bountyveus, bountevous(e, -euous(e, Middle English bontyvese, bonteuous, bountyuous, superlative bounteest, 1500s bountuous, Middle English– bounteous.

Etymology: Middle English bontyvous , bountevous , < Old French bontif, bontive benevolent, full of goodness ( < bonté goodness; see bounty n.) + -ous suffix. Afterwards altered so as to appear < bounté , bounty n. + -ous suffix.

a. Of persons or agents: Full of goodness; in modern use, always: Full of goodness to others, beneficent; generously liberal, munificent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective]

custyeOE

room-handeda1200

largea1225

free?c1225

plenteousc1350

bounteousc1374

liberalc1384

free-hearteda1398

ungnedea1400

royalc1405

opena1425

plentifula1475

profuse?a1475

ungrighta1475

lavishc1475

almifluent1477

prodigous1477

frank1484

bountiful1508

largifluent?a1525

munificent1565

magnificent1577

largeous1583

munifical1583

magnifical1586

free-handed1592

frolic1593

open-handed1593

magnific?1594

prodigal1595

goodwillya1598

communicativea1602

real1602

prodig1605

unniggard1605

generous1615

open-hearteda1617

large-handeda1628

unniggardly1628

fluent1633

profusive1638

numerous1655

largifical1656

insordid1660

unsparing1667

dispensive1677

expensive1678

wasteful1701

flush1703

unboundeda1704

genteel1741

munific1745

magnifique1751

ungrudginga1774

unstinting1845

brickish1860

flaithulach1876

princely1889

outgiving1896

sharing1922

two-handed1929

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 883 Ne y neuere saw a more bounteuouse Of her astate.

1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle v. xiv. 79 We thanken the..Of thy full bounteous benyuolence.

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 11^v Be bonteuous to alle thoos that seke sciences.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Fv His bountuous liberalite and mercy.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. i. 99 Euery one According to the gift, which bounteous Nature Hath in him clos'd.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. ii. 10 Lets to night..Be bounteous at our Meale.

1668 J. Austin Devotions Hymn xxxv. 410 Thou..bounteous source of all our store.

1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 27 Colleges on bounteous Kings depend.

1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 60 Oyl, tho' it stink, they drop by drop impart, But sowse the Cabbidge with a bounteous heart.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 22 Born in bounteous ages.

†b. Of prowess; Valiant: see bounty n. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > valour > [adjective]

well-doingeOE

orpedOE

eglechea1250

hendc1275

i-wihtc1275

valiantc1330

sadc1384

wighty14..

bounteousa1440

valorous1477

warlike1488

valorous1490

a1440 Sir Degrev. 311 The knyghtus..in batelle so bountyveus.

c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 952 The bounteest, and the boldest onder baner bryth.

2. Of things: Proceeding from bounty; generously or freely bestowed, ‘liberal’, plentiful, ample in size or amount, abundant.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] > liberally given

unspareda1400

bounteous1542

unpinched1583

genteela1665

generous1706

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 341 To bee honoured with moste high & bounteous rewardes.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 56 The promis'd Blessing of a Bounteous Crop.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 181. ⁋4 The consequences which such a bounteous allotment [in a lottery] would have produced.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 29 To accept the bounteous price.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Gardener's Daughter in Poems (new ed.) II. 25 The bounteous wave of such a breast As never pencil drew.

1878 J. Morley Diderot II. 68 The land where production has been so noble, so bounteous, so superb.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bounteous
释义	bounteousadj. Brit. /ˈbaʊntɪəs/, U.S. /ˈbaʊn(t)iəs/ Forms: Middle English bontyvous, bountyveus, bountevous(e, -euous(e, Middle English bontyvese, bonteuous, bountyuous, superlative bounteest, 1500s bountuous, Middle English– bounteous. Etymology: Middle English bontyvous , bountevous , < Old French bontif, bontive benevolent, full of goodness ( < bonté goodness; see bounty n.) + -ous suffix. Afterwards altered so as to appear < bounté , bounty n. + -ous suffix. 1. a. Of persons or agents: Full of goodness; in modern use, always: Full of goodness to others, beneficent; generously liberal, munificent. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] custyeOE room-handeda1200 largea1225 free?c1225 plenteousc1350 bounteousc1374 liberalc1384 free-hearteda1398 ungnedea1400 royalc1405 opena1425 plentifula1475 profuse?a1475 ungrighta1475 lavishc1475 almifluent1477 prodigous1477 frank1484 bountiful1508 largifluent?a1525 munificent1565 magnificent1577 largeous1583 munifical1583 magnifical1586 free-handed1592 frolic1593 open-handed1593 magnific?1594 prodigal1595 goodwillya1598 communicativea1602 real1602 prodig1605 unniggard1605 generous1615 open-hearteda1617 large-handeda1628 unniggardly1628 fluent1633 profusive1638 numerous1655 largifical1656 insordid1660 unsparing1667 dispensive1677 expensive1678 wasteful1701 flush1703 unboundeda1704 genteel1741 munific1745 magnifique1751 ungrudginga1774 unstinting1845 brickish1860 flaithulach1876 princely1889 outgiving1896 sharing1922 two-handed1929 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 883 Ne y neuere saw a more bounteuouse Of her astate. 1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle v. xiv. 79 We thanken the..Of thy full bounteous benyuolence. 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 11^v Be bonteuous to alle thoos that seke sciences. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Fv His bountuous liberalite and mercy. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. i. 99 Euery one According to the gift, which bounteous Nature Hath in him clos'd. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. ii. 10 Lets to night..Be bounteous at our Meale. View more context for this quotation 1668 J. Austin Devotions Hymn xxxv. 410 Thou..bounteous source of all our store. 1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 27 Colleges on bounteous Kings depend. 1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 60 Oyl, tho' it stink, they drop by drop impart, But sowse the Cabbidge with a bounteous heart. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 22 Born in bounteous ages. †b. Of prowess; Valiant: see bounty n. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > valour > [adjective] well-doingeOE orpedOE eglechea1250 hendc1275 i-wihtc1275 valiantc1330 valiantc1330 sadc1384 wighty14.. bounteousa1440 valorous1477 warlike1488 valorous1490 a1440 Sir Degrev. 311 The knyghtus..in batelle so bountyveus. c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 952 The bounteest, and the boldest onder baner bryth. 2. Of things: Proceeding from bounty; generously or freely bestowed, ‘liberal’, plentiful, ample in size or amount, abundant. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] > liberally given unspareda1400 bounteous1542 unpinched1583 genteela1665 generous1706 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 341 To bee honoured with moste high & bounteous rewardes. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 56 The promis'd Blessing of a Bounteous Crop. View more context for this quotation 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 181. ⁋4 The consequences which such a bounteous allotment [in a lottery] would have produced. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 29 To accept the bounteous price. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Gardener's Daughter in Poems (new ed.) II. 25 The bounteous wave of such a breast As never pencil drew. 1878 J. Morley Diderot II. 68 The land where production has been so noble, so bounteous, so superb. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1374
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