Word of the Day:
liberality
What It Means
The property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
Liberality in Context
“'[…] Mrs. Ferrars, with the utmost liberality, will come forward, and settle on him a thousand a-year, if the match takes place. […]'”
Did You Know?
From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity.
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