bestowal
UK/bɪˈstəʊ.əl//bɪˈstoʊ.əl/
bestowal noun: the act of bestowing.
Noun
bestowal (countable and uncountable, plural bestowals)
- The act of bestowing.
- Elation mingled with something faintly apologetic in the abrupt bestowal of the baronet's unexpected confidence.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- bestowment, accordance, conferment, conferral, impartation, giving, presentation, presentment, supply
bestowal meaning in Hindi and Tamil
bestowal in Hindi
- bestowal
- वरदान vardān
bestowal in Tamil
- வழங்குகை, கொடுத்தல், மணம் செய்து கொடுத்தல், வகை செய்தல், நன்முடிவு காண்டல், கொடைப்பொருள்
Synonyms of bestowal
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Forms of bestowal
| plural | bestowals |
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Origin of bestowal
From bestow + -al.
Words formed from bestowal
Words that rhyme with bestowal
Questions about bestowal
- What does bestowal mean?
- Bestowal means the act of bestowing.
- What is bestowal in Hindi?
- Bestowal in Hindi is वरदान (vardān). See Bestowal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bestowal?
- Bestowal is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bestowal?
- Bestowal is pronounced /bɪˈstəʊ.əl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bestowal?
- The plural of bestowal is bestowals.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bestowal (page history and authors); वरदान (Hindi) (page history and authors); bestowal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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