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I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.
Henry Addington

Meaning of "liberality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIBERALITY

liberality  [ˌlɪbəˈrælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIBERALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Liberality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIBERALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Liberalism

Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally they support ideas such as free and fair elections, civil rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, free trade, and private property. Liberalism first became a distinct political movement during the Age of Enlightenment, when it became popular among philosophers and economists in the Western world. Liberalism rejected the notions, common at the time, of hereditary privilege, state religion, absolute monarchy, and the Divine Right of Kings. The 17th century philosopher John Locke is often credited with founding liberalism as a distinct philosophical tradition. Locke argued that each man has a natural right to life, liberty and property and according to the social contract, governments must not violate these rights. Liberals opposed traditional conservatism and sought to replace absolutism in government with representative democracy and the rule of law.

Definition of liberality in the English dictionary

The definition of liberality in the dictionary is generosity; bounty. Other definition of liberality is the quality or condition of being liberal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIBERALITY


amorality
ˌeɪməˈrælɪtɪ
balmorality
ˌbælməˈrælɪtɪ
chirality
kaɪˈrælɪtɪ
collaterality
kəlætəˈrælɪtɪ
corporality
ˌkɔːpəˈrælɪtɪ
generality
ˌdʒɛnəˈrælɪtɪ
gutturality
ˌɡʌtəˈrælɪtɪ
immorality
ˌɪməˈrælɪtɪ
laterality
ˌlætəˈrælɪtɪ
literality
ˌlɪtəˈrælɪtɪ
literalness
ˌlɪtəˈrælɪtɪ
morality
məˈrælɪtɪ
orality
ɔːˈrælɪtɪ
peripherality
pəˌrɪfəˈrælɪtɪ
plurality
plʊəˈrælɪtɪ
preternaturality
ˌpriːtəˌnætʃəˈrælɪtɪ
rurality
rʊəˈrælɪtɪ
spirality
spaɪəˈrælɪtɪ
temporality
ˌtɛmpəˈrælɪtɪ
unmorality
ˌʌnməˈrælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIBERALITY

liberal democracy
Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrat Party
Liberal Democrats
liberal elite
Liberal Party
liberal studies
Liberal Unionism
Liberal Unionist
liberal-minded
liberaliser
liberalism
liberalist
liberalistic
liberalities
liberalization
liberalize
liberalizer
liberally
liberalness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIBERALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
locality
mortality
municipality
nationality
originality
personality
quality
reality
sexuality
speciality
spirituality

Synonyms and antonyms of liberality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIBERALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «liberality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of liberality

Translation of «liberality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIBERALITY

Find out the translation of liberality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of liberality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «liberality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

慷慨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

liberalidad
570 millions of speakers

English

liberality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदारता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسامح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

либеральность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liberalidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদারতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

libéralité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebebasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großzügigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気前のよさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관대함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liberalitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh rộng rải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

liberality
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्तता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

liberallik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liberalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hojność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ліберальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dărnicie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελευθεριότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrygewigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liberality
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

liberality
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of liberality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBERALITY»

The term «liberality» is regularly used and occupies the 107.933 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBERALITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about liberality

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4 QUOTES WITH «LIBERALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word liberality.
1
Henry Addington
I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.
2
John Calvin
However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
3
Giraldus Cambrensis
No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues.
4
Horace Mann
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIBERALITY»

Discover the use of liberality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to liberality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Imagination, Understanding, and the Virtue of Liberality
Challenging the notion that it is impossible to step outside of one's own cultural framework, this work argues that it is possible to cultivate an ability to appreciate truths and values other than our own.
David L. Norton, 1996
2
Traces of Liberality: Collected Essays
This collection of essays reflects constructive engagement with a liberal and progressive programme of Christian theology over a number of years.
G. M. Newlands, 2006
3
The Crisis of Liberal Democracy: A Straussian Perspective
The decisive importance of liberality in Machiavelli's argument is indicated not just by his having silently replaced courage with liberality, in Aristotles' ordering, nor by his having taken great and singular care in choosing misero over avaro as  ...
Kenneth L. Deutsch, Walter Soffer, 1987
4
Liberality; Or, the Decayed Macaroni a Sentimental Piece [in ...
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
Christopher Anstey, 2011
5
A great emergency, and other tales: by Juliana Horatia Ewing
The inscription was — From Madam Liberality. When supper was over, she came up to Madam Liberality's room, and said, "Now, my dear, if you like to change your mind, and put off the tree till you are better, I will say nothing about it.
Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing, 1901
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The works of the Right Rev. John England, first Bishop of ...
LETTER. TO. O'CONNELL. ON. LIBERALITY. [The following letter to Mr. O' Connell, with whom Bishop England was on terms of intimate friendship, will derive an increased value and interest for those who admire the character of the illustrious ...
John England, Ignatius Aloysius Reynolds, 1849
7
Proceedings
We see that the spirit of liberality on the part of our people is going down. Not that our liberal contributors are changing their minds in respect to their desire to give and to sacrifice for the cause of Christ, or of the Free Church. But what we see is ...
Scotland free church, gen. assembly, 1852
8
The Contention Between Liberality and Prodigality 1602
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
W. W. (Walter Wilson) Greg, 2012
9
Ignatian Spirituality in a Secular Age
The purpose of personal liberty is interpersonal liberality. Freedom is not the end of the Exercises; it is its prerequisite and its increasingly heightened reality as one faces choice; it is the question out of which the Exercises issue. Freedom is ...
George Schner, 1984
10
The Millennial Harbinger
So far from the liberality we ask for the Bible Society, should it be - cordially conceded, injuring, in any way, Bethany College, or any other good thing, 1 can at any time demonstrate the contrary upon two pages of the Harbinger. Liberality is ...
Alexander Campbell, William Kimbrough Pendleton, Charles Louis Loos, 1845

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIBERALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term liberality is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mal Boyle's Placepot picks - Sporting Life
That said, ATAMAN could take the beating, with connections possibly fearing LIBERALITY and YOURS TRULY more than most. John Gosden ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
2
Our view: Auburn school board appointment process must be totally …
Village of Monticello case came to this conclusion: "In this Court's opinion, given the liberality with which the law's requirements of openness ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Scout's Adult Conscience | Valley News
This doesn't often get acknowledged, as Northerners tend to trumpet their enlightened liberality when it comes to racial equality. The North has ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
4
Another Perspective Lessons From the Past
... exclude foreigners from any opportunity of learning and observing, although the eyes of an enemy may occasionally profit from our liberality. «American Spectator, Jul 15»
5
God-Fearing Liberals' Role In Shaping America | KUOW News and …
It made possible a liberality of thinking that led to the Age of Enlightenment and the rebirth of democracy. Kittelstrom posits an “American ... «KUOW News and Information, Jul 15»
6
The Case for Dumping the Iran Deal
In Iran's case, all this nuclear liberality is for the confused notion that the international community is preventing Iran from getting a nuke for ... «War on the Rocks, Jul 15»
7
Reclaiming Gay History With Felix D'Eon
Of course, I live in a bubble of liberality and gay acceptance which is Mexico City. It might be different elsewhere, as I am sure it would be in ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Ibadan, the Best!
It is to the credit of the leaders that they have been able to sustain the tradition of liberality, universality that defines a university. It is a testament ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Social media - 19th century style - arrives in Hunterdon | Old Ink …
For this gratifying news, the liberality of several citizens is to be credited. Why those bloody war whoops on Saturday nights? Why the wild and ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
10
Jerks On The Campaign Trail
Kwai_Chang July 13, 2015 19:52 [boringfileclerk], Again, I strongly disagree with you opinion about the Dems' liberality. Kwai_Chang July 13, 2015 19:51 ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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