Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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liberal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
liberality | Yes | No | No | No |
liberal (noun) | liberality (noun) |
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a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties | the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament |
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets | an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom |
liberal (adjective) | liberality (adjective) |
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tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition | |
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | |
given or giving freely | |
not literal | |
having political or social views favoring reform and progress |