bounty C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈbaʊnti/ UK /ˈbaʊnti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a reward offered for a task, or generous abundance A bounty was placed on the outlaw's capture. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a reward offered for a... rewardpremiumbonusgenerositylargesseabundancemunificence ↔ Opposites penaltystinginess Word family Derived forms bountifulbounteous Etymology AI details From Middle English bounte, from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good'). bonté Old French bonitās Latin bonus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bounty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbaʊnti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaʊnti/ ## Meanings 1. a reward offered for a task, or generous abundance ## Examples - A bounty was placed on the outlaw's capture. ## Synonyms - reward - premium - bonus - generosity - largesse - abundance - munificence ## Antonyms - penalty - stinginess ## Derived Forms - bountiful - bounteous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bonté - Root: bonitās - Root: bonus ## Etymology From Middle English bounte, from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good'). ## AI Etymology Bounty is a noun meaning "a reward offered for a task, or generous abundance". Historically, it is from Middle English bounte, from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good'). The historical chain links Old French bonté, Latin bonitās, and Latin bonus. Close English family members include bountiful, and bounteous. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown