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Liberality — Lib er*al i*ty ( [a^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Liberalities} ( t[i^]z). [L. liberalitas: cf. F. lib[ e]ralit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liberality — mid 14c., generosity, from O.Fr. liberalité generosity, liberality (13c.), from L. liberalitatem (nom. liberalitas) way of thinking or acting befitting a free man, noun of quality from liberalis (see LIBERAL (Cf. liberal)) … Etymology dictionary
liberality — I noun benefaction, beneficence, benefit, benevolence, charitableness, chivalry, clemency, generosity, generous giving, generous offering, generousness, gratuity, habit of giving, kindness, lavishness, lenience, liberal mindedness, magnanimity,… … Law dictionary
liberality — [lib΄ər al′i tē] n. pl. liberalities [ME liberalite < OFr < L liberalitas] the quality or state of being liberal; specif., a) willingness to give or share freely; generosity b) absence of narrowness or prejudice in thinking; broad… … English World dictionary
Liberality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Liberality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 liberality liberality generosity munificence Sgm: N 1 bounty bounty bounteous bounteousness bountifulness Sgm: N 1 hospitality hospitality Sgm: N 1 charity … English dictionary for students
liberality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Generosity Nouns 1. liberality, generosity, unselfishness, munificence, largesse, bounty; charity, hospitality, beneficence, philanthropy; prodigality; fullness, broadness, breadth. 2. tolerance,… … English dictionary for students
liberality — noun (U) formal 1 understanding of, and respect for, other people s opinions: a spirit of liberality and fairness 2 the quality of being generous … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
liberality — liberal ► ADJECTIVE 1) willing to respect and accept behaviour or opinions different from one s own. 2) (of a society, law, etc.) favourable to individual rights and freedoms. 3) (in a political context) favouring individual liberty, free trade,… … English terms dictionary
Liberality and Prodigality — Written by Unknown Date premiered c.1567 Genre Morality play, Comedy Liberality and Prodigality (A Pleasant Comedie, shewing the contention betweene Liberalitie and Prodigalitie, also … Wikipedia
Liberality For All — is a comic book series by Mike Mackey and Donny Lin, edited by ACC Studios. It is notorious for using a right wing perspective with a science fiction setting based on real life geopolitics.Plot It is 2021, tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of 9/11 … Wikipedia
liberality — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century the quality or state of being liberal; also an instance of this … New Collegiate Dictionary
