n. 1
Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
n. 2
Something given liberally; a gift.
n. 3
A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.

Related words

Word family: bountiful bountifully bountifulness bountihood bounteous bounteously bounteousness

Forms

Plural: bounties → munificences, liberalities, largesses, generosities…

Choose the right word

Bounty, Munificence or Liberality?

Bounty applies to ample giving, which on a larger scale is expressed by munificence. We speak of the bounty of a generous host, the liberality or munificence of the founder of a college, or of the liberality of a theologian toward the holders of conflicting beliefs.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

largesse Thou shalt be generous, and give largesse to everyone.
munificence Unfortunately, munificence is not one of the salient features of my husband.
gift That's the most beautiful gift I've ever received.
grant My father, God grant him peace, was an accountant.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
bounty		steady
largesse		rising
beneficence		rising
munificence		steady
bounteousness		steady
gift		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: gift¹, boon¹
5 letters: grant¹, bonus²
6 letters: reward², myriad³
7 letters: present², charity³, premium³, subsidy³
8 letters: gratuity⁴, largesse²
9 letters: endowment³, amplitude³
10 letters: generosity⁵, liberality⁵, bountihood
11 letters: magnanimity, beneficence⁴, munificence, benefaction
13 letters: bounteousness, bountifulness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bonus² = 2 syllables).