Liberality
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Liberality is a noun meaning The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
Meaning
The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
More Meanings
- A gift; a gratuity.
- Impartiality.
Example Sentences
A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
That liberality is but cast away / Which makes us borrow what we cannot pay.
She preferred that Lord Rotheles's liberality should take a purely personal direction. Whatever decorations might be lavished upon her dressing-room, the dowager would have to leave them behind her; not so those which filled the prodigality of red morocco cases on her toilette.
Word Forms
- liberalities
Synonyms for liberality
Depending on context, synonyms include liberalness.
Antonyms for liberality
Common opposites include illiberality.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include liberalness, breadth, donation, liberal, liberalism, liberalitte.
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