noun
bounty
A generous abundance of something given or available.
The harvest's bounty fills every basket in the farmhouse kitchen.
Etymology
Old French bonté meant goodness. Goodness expressed through generosity became bounty, with the word extending from a giver’s liberality to the abundant things provided.
More examples
- We enjoyed the summer garden's bounty.
- The hospital benefited from the donor's bounty.
- They shared nature's bounty with their neighbors.
Forms
bounty · bounties
Similar words
- abundance
- Abundance means plentiful quantity; bounty can also emphasize generous giving.