Liberality Meaning
/ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
nounA gift; a gratuity.
Sentence Examples
Her liberality inspired many charitable donations.
The foundation's liberality helped many students.
Everyone praised the generous liberality of the wealthy donor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ in giving was famous; she donated thousands to every cause.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The philanthropist was known for his ____ and gave large sums of money to various charities every year.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 20:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ in giving was famous; she donated thousands to every cause.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The philanthropist was known for his ____ and gave large sums of money to various charities every year.