bounty
- noun
- /ˈbaʊnti/
- Literature
- The villagers celebrated the bounty of the harvest with a big festival and shared their produce.
Examples
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Thank you Lord for these gifts we are about to receive from your bounty.
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"Father in heaven, I thank you for the beauty of this day and the bounty of this food."
Fiction book (1991) -
"Thank you, Lord," Emily said in a quiet voice, "for the bounty we are about to receive."
Fiction book (2001) -
I say my prayers and thank God for His bounty.
Fiction book (2000) -
Praise the Lord for bringing us this generous bounty.
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Bless us, O' lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our lord.
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Bless us, O Lord, in these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty through Christ, our Lord.
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Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ the Lord.
Fiction book (2000) -
We thank thee, Lord, for these thy gifts received from thy bounty.
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I may enjoy the bounty of your table and the pleasures of your company, Mr. Tweed...
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
Being kind and forgiving toward other people
A wish to help people by giving money or time to good causes
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
Giving a lot of money or gifts to people
Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
Kind acts that help other people
Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
A very generous giving of money or gifts
A large amount of good things, often food or gifts
Willingness to give freely and a lot to others
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
Being kind and generous to people with less power
Antonyms
Compounds
How Generous
- Formal
- Formal
- Literature
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bounty comes from an old word for 'good' (bonus, like English bonus). That idea of being 'good' and giving freely led to the meaning of bounty as generosity or a readiness to give gifts.