liberality

/,libə'ræliti/

Thân thiện

A teacher demonstrates liberality by encouraging students to share their diverse ideas.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Generosity in giving: The quality of being generous, especially with money or resources; open-handedness.
   • Open-mindedness, tolerance: The quality of being free from prejudice or narrow-mindedness; broadness of mind or outlook.
   • Support for liberal principles: An inclination to favor political or social progress, reform, and individual freedom.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She was known for her liberality, often donating large sums to charity.
  • His liberality of spirit allowed him to appreciate many different cultures and viewpoints.
  • The party's platform was marked by its liberality on social issues.

Advanced Usage

• "with liberality": In a generous or abundant manner.
  • He distributed the food with liberality to all who were in need.
• Intellectual liberality: Refers specifically to openness in thought and acceptance of new ideas.
  • The university encourages intellectual liberality and debate.

Variants and Related Words

• Liberal (adj): Generous; open to new ideas; favoring reform and individual freedom.
  • She has a liberal attitude towards immigration.
• Liberalize (verb): To make or become more liberal or less strict.
  • The government moved to liberalize trade policies.
• Liberally (adv): In a generous, abundant, or open-minded way.
  • Apply the seasoning liberally.

Synonyms

• Generosity: Readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary.
• Open-mindedness: Willingness to consider new ideas; unprejudiced.
• Tolerance: The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behavior one dislikes.
• Magnanimity: Generosity of spirit, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful.

Antonyms

• Stinginess: Lack of generosity; meanness.
• Bigotry: Intolerance toward those who hold different opinions.
• Illiberality: Narrow-mindedness; lack of generosity or openness.

Related Phrases

• A spirit of liberality: An attitude characterized by generosity and open-mindedness.
  • The discussion was conducted in a spirit of liberality and mutual respect.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
2. an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom

Từ đồng nghĩa

• liberalness