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liberality

/ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/

liberality noun: the property of being liberal; generosity; charity.

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Noun

liberality (usually uncountable, plural liberalities)

  1. (usually) The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
    • That liberality is but cast away / Which makes us borrow what we cannot pay.1668, John Denham, Of Justice (poem)
    • '[…] Mrs. Ferrars, with the utmost liberality, will come forward, and settle on him a thousand a-year, if the match takes place. […]'1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XI, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    largesse
  2. (usually) A gift; a gratuity.
    • A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
  3. (usually) Candor.
  4. (usually) Impartiality.

liberality meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

liberality in Hindi

liberality, generosity
दिति diti

liberality in Tamil

liberality, munificence, bounty
தானம் tāṉam

liberality in Urdu

آزاد خیالی, فیاضی, جود, کشادہ دلی, سخاوت

liberality in Bengali

liberality, generosity, not being frugal/miser, openhandedness
অকৃপণতা ôkripônôta
More languagesFewer languages
liberality in Telugu
ఈవి īvi
liberality in Kannada
ಅತಿಸರ್ಜನ
liberality in Sanskrit
दिति díti, सत्त्र sattrá

Synonyms of liberality

Forms of liberality

pluralliberalities

Origin of liberality

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

Questions about liberality

What does liberality mean?
Liberality means the property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
What is liberality in Hindi?
Liberality in Hindi is दिति (diti). See Liberality meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is liberality?
Liberality is a noun.
How do you pronounce liberality?
Liberality is pronounced /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/.
What is the plural of liberality?
The plural of liberality is liberalities.

Words near liberality in the dictionary

  1. liberalistic
  2. liberalists
  3. liberalities
  4. liberalitis
  5. liberalitte
  6. liberality
  7. liberalization
  8. liberalizations
  9. liberalize
  10. liberalized
  11. liberalizer

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: liberality (page history and authors); दिति (Hindi) (page history and authors); தானம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); liberality (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অকৃপণতা (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఈవి (Telugu) (page history and authors); liberality (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दिति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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