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bountiful crop

bountiful crop

3.4
A large amount of food grown and gathered by farmers
  • noun
  • /ˈbaʊntɪfəl krɒp/
translation icon : cosecha abundante
  • With proper care and plenty of sunshine, the garden produced a bountiful crop of tomatoes this year.
  • produce bountiful crops
  • year of bountiful crops

Examples

  • And I'm happy to say that after years of less than bountiful crop, shrimpin's good.

    The Final Run (2025)

  • At that time, I argue, the emperor was a shaman-cum-political leader whose ability to ensure a bountiful crop of rice was crucial for his political legitimacy.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The farmers celebrated their success after a season of bountiful crop that exceeded all expectations.

  • Thanks to the favorable weather conditions, the region experienced a bountiful crop of wheat, ensuring ample food supply.

Synonyms

bumper crop
vsbountiful crop
4 3.4

A much larger than usual harvest of a crop

is broader meaning a yield especially large and generally plentiful
good harvest
vsbountiful crop
2 1.6

A time when crops grow well and give a lot of food

emphasizes greater size and exceptional abundance rather than typical returns

Antonyms

meager
  • US
48 4.8

Too small in amount or quality to be enough

How Large

bumper crop
4 3.4
bountiful crop
3.4
good harvest
2 1.6
scanty
2 6.6

Surface Forms

bountiful crop singular
bountiful crops plural

Morphology

bountiful + crop

The meaning 'a harvest that is especially large and plentiful' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bountiful' (abundant, generous) with 'crop' (harvest). This adjective + noun composition follows a predictable compositional pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the phrase's meaning.

Etymology

Bountiful crop shows a farm where plants bend from heavy fruit and baskets overflow with grain. The word bountiful suggests 'giving a lot' and crop is the harvest, so bountiful crop means a harvest that is 'large and plentiful'.