Found 2 items, similar to Liberality.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: liberality
liberality
n 1: an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
[syn:
liberalness]
2: the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
[syn:
liberalness] [ant:
illiberality]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Liberality
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; charity.
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That liberality is but cast away
Which makes us borrow what we can not pay. --Denham.
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2. A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a
prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
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