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Bounty

n.hopeful, joyfulwarm

What it means

A rich and generous supply of valuable or welcome things.

Reach for it when naming abundance provided by nature, work, or a shared source

The market displayed the valley's autumn bounty in baskets along the square.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    haul

    a large collected amount should sound informal

    not when gratitude rather than taking is the tone

  • everyday

    harvest

    crops or results have been gathered

    not when the supply comes from another source

  • everyday

    plenty

    more than enough is available

    not when harvest-like richness matters

  • professional

    abundance

    plentiful quantity is the key fact

    not when grateful provision should color the word

  • formal

    wealth

    variety and richness outweigh sheer amount

    not when money or ownership would distort the meaning

  • literary

    cornucopia

    profuse variety deserves a vivid image

    not when a plain ample supply is being described

Said against

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  • scarcity
  • shortage
  • dearth

It naturally appears in

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  • nature's bounty

    The menu changes weekly to reflect nature's bounty rather than imported produce.

  • autumn bounty

    Neighbors preserved the autumn bounty in jars for winter meals.

  • share the bounty

    The allotment holders agreed to share the bounty with the nearby hostel.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.