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

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The newlyweds sat next to each other on a couch, and everyone else sat on the floor, around a bounty of Syrian dishes.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
But as Hamilton’s economic interventionism gave way to Thomas Jefferson’s laissez-faire approach, the bounty programs faded away.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounty

Noun

Harris has had to rely on private philanthropy for her NCBRS study.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The approach fits within a broader push by Badr Jafar, the UAE’s special envoy for business and philanthropy, to bring private donors, businesses, and governments together to address humanitarian needs.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of philanthropy

Noun

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
Well, that first trillionaire, Elon Musk, became a trillionaire because of government largesse, because of government contracts that saved his bacon when his companies were in trouble.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of largesse

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