liberality

CEFRB2

/ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A willingness to give freely or accept different ideas.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A gift; a gratuity.

Examples

  • Everyone praised the generous liberality of the wealthy donor.

  • Her liberality inspired many charitable donations.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.

More examples

In context

  • The foundation's liberality helped many students.

  • A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.

  • That liberality is but cast away / Which makes us borrow what we cannot pay.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity.