liberal arts vs humanities

liberal arts and humanities both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liberal arts	Yes	No	No	No
humanities	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, liberal arts and humanities are synonyms defined as:

liberal arts and humanities: studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

Other synonyms of liberal arts include arts, humanistic discipline.

liberal arts (noun)	humanities (noun)
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)