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noun
The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A gift; a gratuity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Candor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Impartiality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: liberalness
Antonyms: illiberality
Broader terms: generosity, generousness
Narrower terms: munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness
noun
an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: liberalness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tolerance
History
From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity.
