bounteousness

noun

Definition of bounteousnessnext
as in generosity

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  1. generosity
  2. magnanimity
  3. liberality
  4. bounty
  5. philanthropy
  6. largesse
Noun
  • How does an actor convey this kind of go-for-broke generosity, a quality as elusive as a cloud floating across the sky?
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There has been an extraordinary outpouring of generosity, from the most modest to the wealthiest, and [from] beyond France.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • That level of humility and magnanimity would go a long way these days.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Lastly, there is the charity itself, which, for all its magnanimity, has glamorous roots.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 July 2024
Definition of magnanimity
Noun
  • Mackenzie had earned a reputation for piety, patriotism, lack of humor and liberality with the lash.
    Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • All the states Lauck writes about benefited from the liberality of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
    Phil Christman, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
Definition of liberality
Noun
  • War bounty was typically used to fund large-scale projects like this, but the Sultan chose to use treasury funds to finance the building, since the Ottomans had not recently claimed victory in a war.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
  • That bounty is most commonly a weekly box of fruits, veggies, eggs, milk or meat — a share of what the farmer produces.
    Jana Rose Schleis, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of bounty
Noun
  • Fleming underscored the significant role of private philanthropy in the U.S., citing luxury brands’ contributions and her own institution’s foundation based on J. Paul Getty’s legacy.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The spirit of philanthropy is contagious and begins with each of us to create better communities.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of philanthropy
Noun
  • The well-to-do local businessmen who in their philanthropic largesse had funded over 80% of Mishpacha’s budget had become needy themselves.
    JTA Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
  • More than 60% of the growth for September came from the usual suspects — food and drinking establishments, health care, and government — that have all been the beneficiaries of fiscal largesse that has pushed the 2024 budget deficit to the brink of $2 trillion.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of largesse
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