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Bountiful vs Abounding - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between bountiful and abounding

is that bountiful is having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample while abounding is ample, plenty, abundant.

As a verb abounding is

present participle of lang=en.

bountiful

English

Alternative forms

* bountifull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
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    abounding

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ample, plenty, abundant.
    • abounding soil
    an abounding stream

    Derived terms

    * aboundingly

    Verb

    (head)