bounteousness

9.9

Willingness to give freely and a lot to others

noun
/ˈbaʊntiəsnəs/

Literature

: generosidad

The bounteousness of the community made the festival a success.

Examples

He was admired for the bounteousness he showed to strangers and friends alike.
The bounteousness of her gifts surprised everyone at the gathering.
We were humbled by the bounteousness of the harvest this year.
Her bounteousness was evident in the way she helped others.
bounteousness was evident when she donated a large sum to the charity.
The bounteousness of the harvest allowed the village to share food with everyone.
His bounteousness in offering help to strangers reflected his kind nature.

Synonyms

generosity

vsbounteousness

128 2.1

Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others

expresses the same idea but in a literary, abundant way

philanthropy

vsbounteousness

35 6.3

A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes

is the literary idea of generous abundance, not institutional giving

benevolence

vsbounteousness

16 6.1

Kind feelings and actions that help other people

stresses free and plentiful giving with a literary presentation

bounty

vsbounteousness

Literature

12 9.5

Kindness in giving gifts or help freely

is also literary but focuses on free and abundant generosity

graciousness

vsbounteousness

6 4.1

Being kind, polite, and generous to other people

leans more toward powerful, abundant giving with literary tone

largess

vsbounteousness

Formal

5 7.9

Giving a lot of money or gifts to people

shares the generous sense but with a literary, abundant tone

magnanimity

vsbounteousness

Formal

3 8.5

Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker

is simpler, picturing free abundant giving without the noble forgiveness aspect

beneficence

vsbounteousness

Formal

2 8.4

Kind acts that help other people

centres more on abundant, freely given generosity in a literary way

unselfishness

vsbounteousness

2 3.4

Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own

focuses more on free and abundant giving as a literary image

munificence

vsbounteousness

Formal

1 9.9

A very generous giving of money or gifts

keeps generosity but with a literary emphasis on lavish giving

bountifulness

vsbounteousness

1 7.3

A large amount of good things, often food or gifts

is the literary idea of generous giving rather than general plenty

liberality

vsbounteousness

1 7.0

Being ready to give money, help or time to other people

keeps a literary flavor while stressing abundant free giving

openhandedness

vsbounteousness

7.2

Being very generous and ready to give to others

leans more toward literary style and abundant giving imagery

generousness

vsbounteousness

3.4

Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything

adds a literary tone and stronger sense of abundance

charitableness

vsbounteousness

5.3

A willingness to give help or money to people in need

is broader and more literary, not only focused on needy recipients

magnanimousness

vsbounteousness

Formal

9.0

Being kind and generous to people with less power

focuses instead on abundant, freely offered giving in a literary way

Antonyms

stinginess

1 6.8

A habit of not wanting to give or spend money

How Generous

munificence

Formal

1 9.9

bounteousness

Literature

9.9

generosity

128 2.1

Surface Forms

bounteousness singular

bounteousnesses plural

Morphology

bounteousness = bounteous (transparent) = bounty + ous + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'bounteous'; the relation of 'bounteous' to generosity is direct though 'bounteous' is somewhat literary.

Etymology

The word bounteousness comes from old words for 'good' and 'giving', and you can see the same root in Latin bonus and in English words like bounty and bountiful. So bounteousness means being generous, 'giving freely' and having plenty to give.