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View synonyms for Lady Bountiful
Lady Bountiful
noun
, plural Lady Bountifuls, Ladies Bountiful.
- a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
- (sometimes lowercase) a woman of noteworthy generosity or charity.
lady bountiful
noun
- an ostentatiously charitable woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Lady Bountiful1
after a character in George Farquhar's play The Beaux' Stratagem (1707)
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Example Sentences
In Lady Bountiful there is no question of any great fundamental truth, no great human interest.
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And when he suddenly looked up he saw her standing there laughing, expectant, radiant, a Lady Bountiful surrounded by her riches.
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At one end of that gallery lies my Lady Bountiful and her daughter, and at the other Mrs. Sullen.
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He had just opened a store on our street and in a Lady Bountiful spirit of helping him out, I went in to do a little trading.
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In my character of Lady Bountiful I gave an old folks' supper in the soup kitchen, understood to be in honour of my return.
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