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BOUNTEOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bounteousness mean?
• BOUNTEOUSNESS (noun)
The noun BOUNTEOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
Familiarity information: BOUNTEOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
bounteousness; bounty
Hypernyms ("bounteousness" is a kind of...):
generosity; generousness (the trait of being willing to give your money or time)
Derivation:
bounteous (given or giving freely)
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