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Bountiful

adj.hopeful, joyfulwarm

What it means

Available or produced in a generously large amount.

Reach for it when celebrating a plentiful supply, harvest, meal, or natural provision

A bountiful bean harvest filled the pantry and supplied the community kitchen.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    bumper

    an unusually large crop deserves lively praise

    not when the noun is not a harvest or result

  • everyday

    plentiful

    there is comfortably enough

    not when the amount is impressively generous

  • warm

    generous

    portions or provision feel freely given

    not when overall abundance must be stated

  • professional

    abundant

    quantity is high and neutral wording fits

    not when welcome generosity is part of the praise

  • professional

    ample

    adequacy with room to spare is the point

    not when richness rather than sufficiency matters

  • formal

    copious

    a very large quantity needs emphasis

    not when the material should sound inherently welcome

  • literary

    overflowing

    visible fullness creates the image

    not when waste or loss would be implied

Said against

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  • scarce
  • meager
  • barren

It naturally appears in

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  • bountiful harvest

    A bountiful harvest allowed every grower to keep seed for spring.

  • bountiful supply

    The wetland provides a bountiful supply of food for migrating birds.

  • bountiful table

    A bountiful table welcomed walkers at the end of the route.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.