bountifulness
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Definition
Noun: 1. The property of being copiously abundant; plentifulness, generous abundance: This word describes the quality or state of having a very large, generous, and overflowing amount of something, often implying a sense of plentiful supply or generous giving.
Usage
Bountifulness is a formal and somewhat literary noun used to describe an abundant quality, often of natural resources, harvests, or metaphorical things like kindness. It emphasizes not just quantity but a sense of generous profusion.
Examples
- The bountifulness of the autumn harvest ensured the village would have enough food for the winter.
- We were overwhelmed by the bountifulness of her hospitality and generosity.
- The report praised the region for the bountifulness of its natural resources.
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual Use: can be applied abstractly to qualities like love, creativity, or opportunity.
- The bountifulness of her artistic ideas was astonishing.
Variants and Related Words
- Bountiful (adjective): Existing in or providing a large, generous amount.
- a bountiful supply
- Bounty (noun): 1. A generous gift. 2. A reward or payment. 3. Abundance (a more common synonym for ).
- the bounty of nature
Synonyms
- Abundance: A very large quantity of something (a more general and common synonym).
- Plenitude: A large or abundant amount of something (formal).
- Profusion: An abundance or large quantity of something.
- Copiousness: A large quantity or supply; abundance (the direct root of "copious abundance" in the definition).
- Generosity: The quality of being kind and generous (overlaps in the sense of liberal giving).
Antonyms
- Scarcity: The state of being in short supply.
- Dearth: A scarcity or lack of something.
- Paucity: The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities.
Noun
- the property of copious abundance