liberal.
Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
Meaning & usage
Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
He was liberal with his compliments.
Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.
Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.
Unrestrained, licentious.
Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is personal development rather than functional learning. Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is to cultivate and develop wise, capable and well-rounded people who are thus free of mental constraint and hindrance.
Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is personal development rather than functional learning. Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training; usually found in the phrase "liberal arts".
He had a full education studying the liberal arts.
Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical liberalism or "modern liberalism"/progressivism.
Where this word comes from
The adjective is from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis (“befitting a freeman”), from līber (“free”); it is attested since the 14th century. The noun is first attested in the 1800s.
One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.
A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
A conservative, especially a liberal conservative.
Where this word comes from
The adjective is from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis (“befitting a freeman”), from līber (“free”); it is attested since the 14th century. The noun is first attested in the 1800s.
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