- bounteousness
- noun see bounteous
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bounteousness
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bounteousness — index charity, largess (generosity), philanthropy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bounteousness — bounteous ► ADJECTIVE archaic ▪ bountiful. DERIVATIVES bounteously adverb bounteousness noun. ORIGIN from Old French bontif benevolent , from bonte «bounty, goodness» … English terms dictionary
Bounteousness — Bounteous Boun te*ous, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production. [1913 Webster] But O, thou bounteous Giver… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bounteousness — See bounteously. * * * … Universalium
bounteousness — noun The characteristic of being bounteous … Wiktionary
bounteousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being generous: big heartedness, bountifulness, freehandedness, generosity, generousness, great heartedness, large heartedness, lavishness, liberality, magnanimity, magnanimousness,… … English dictionary for students
bounteousness — n. benevolence; abundance, plentifulness … English contemporary dictionary
bounteousness — boun·te·ous·ness … English syllables
bounteousness — noun generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely • Syn: ↑bounty • Derivationally related forms: ↑bounteous, ↑bounteous (for: ↑bounty) • Hypernyms: ↑generosity … Useful english dictionary
generosity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. benevolence, philanthropy, liberality, munificence, prodigality; altruism, magnanimity. See giving, unselfishness. Ant., miserliness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Unselfish giving] Syn. liberality, bounty,… … English dictionary for students
