liberal vs generous

liberal is a noun but generous is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liberal	Yes	Yes	No	No
generous	No	Yes	No	No

liberal (noun)	generous (noun)
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

liberal (adjective)	generous (adjective)
tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition	willing to give and share unstintingly
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness	not petty in character and mind
given or giving freely	more than is usual or necessary
not literal
having political or social views favoring reform and progress