Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being bountiful; liberality in the bestowment of gifts and favors.
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- noun The characteristic of being
bountiful .
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- noun the property of copious abundance
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Examples
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God's bountifulness is contrasted with their apostasy (De 32: 15).
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"I suppose the bountifulness of this place is because there are three distinct habitats—first you have the salt marsh, with its marsh samphire, sea aster, sea blite and sea purslane," he says.
Modern Hunter-Gatherers Bruce Palling 2011
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Jim launched into a panegyric — well, a fisherman's equivalent — to the bountifulness of our lake: He and Carol were taking, on average, 30 to 40 fish a day.
Happy Ending to a Fish Tale Ned Crabb 2009
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Two additional mall retailers, Crabtree & Evelyn and gourmet specialist Williams-Sonoma Inc., couldn't offer quite the same degree of basket bountifulness for $100, since most of their products are priced beyond $10.
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Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
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Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
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On returning from Scotland, Arthur rested his wearied army at York and kept Christmas with great bountifulness.
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson
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Whensoever thou wilt rejoice thyself, think and meditate upon those good parts and especial gifts, which thou hast observed in any of them that live with thee: as industry in one, in another modesty, in another bountifulness, in another some other thing.
Meditations Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
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His religious fervor, however, decreased in direct proportion to the bountifulness with which heaven rewarded his prayers.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir John M. Garvan
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THE CHRISTMASES OF QUEEN VICTORIA have been kept with much bountifulness, but after the gracious manner of a Christian Queen who cares more for the welfare of her beloved subjects than for ostentatious display.
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson
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