Meaning of LIBERALITY
| Pronunciation: | | `libu'ralitee
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- [n] the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
- [n] an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
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| | Synonyms: | | liberalness, liberalness |
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| | Antonyms: | | illiberality | | |
| | See Also: | | generosity, generousness, largess, largesse, magnanimity, munificence, openhandedness, tolerance | |
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| | Definition: | | \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; charity.
That liberality is but cast away Which makes us
borrow what we can not pay. --Denham.
2. A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a
prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
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