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Definition of Bounteousness
1. Noun. Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely.
Generic synonyms: Generosity, Generousness
Derivative terms: Bounteous, Bounteous
Definition of Bounteousness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being bounteous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bounteousness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bounteousness
Literary usage of Bounteousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Grammatical Analyzer; Or, The Derivation and Definition of Words with by William Jewett Tenney (1866)
"BOUNTY bounteous bounteously • bounteousness bountiful bountifully bountifulness 'When
the suffix oua is added to the word bounty, it expresses a quality—as ..."
2. A commentary on the Psalms of David [tr. based on that of A. Golding]. by Jean [comms. on the Bible] Calvin (1840)
"bounteousness is an inexhaustible fountain, it will never cease to keep its course
as long as men prevent it not by the barrier of their own unthankfulness. ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... the flow of state, The chains of captives, and the crowns of kings ! To thy
blest hand, and bounteousness of mind, Has giv'n extensive powers ..."
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