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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.