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liberality |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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