BOUNTEOUSNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

bounteousness

noun

Definition of bounteousness

as in generosity

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Noun

Aunt Jackie, revealing her own sense of humor and generosity, gave Mum a green four-leaf clover-pin with a small diamond on each leaf.

— Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
The conflict between pragmatism and generosity begins at a small scale and incrementally escalates.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of generosity

Noun

Trump’s magnanimity comes as China and the United States are in a contest for global leadership, with some of America’s traditional allies rethinking their strategies.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Trump, for his part, spun the Fund as yet more evidence of his magnanimity.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 24 May 2026

Definition of magnanimity

Noun

His pressing and unselfishness off the ball helps their playing style.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The statutes of Life, Truth, and Love, all synonyms for God, are the laws of God at work throughout all of creation, enforcing unselfishness, integrity, and justice for all.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of unselfishness

Noun

The chef’s special chirashi boxes are striking, opulent collections of the day’s bounty.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Not quite land and not quite water, too wet to yield bounty, too dangerous to navigate, too wild to fit into our concept of beauty, bogs were obstacles to human prosperity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounty

Noun

But the rest of the world is not just where the needs are greatest—from acute childhood malnutrition to violence against women—but where the gains from philanthropy can be greatest.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Federal or state governments could seed the accounts, but philanthropy offers a faster, deficit-neutral start.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of philanthropy

Noun

And as always, at the top level, the sport is dependent upon manufacturer largesse, something that usually vanishes in the face of worsening economic outlooks.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Krugman drew a straight line from France’s retirement largesse to the student unrest, highlighting the generational tensions over how to allocate public resources to baby boomers versus the country’s youth.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of largesse

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