liberality

lib·er·al·i·ty

noun \ˌli-bə-ˈra-lə-tē\

plural lib·er·al·i·ties

Definition of LIBERALITY

: the quality or state of being liberal; also : an instance of this

Examples of LIBERALITY

1. They were shocked by the liberality of her views on sex.
2. He treated his friends with remarkable liberality.

First Known Use of LIBERALITY

14th century

Related to LIBERALITY

Synonyms: bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), munificence, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness

Antonyms: cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity

Related Words: beneficence, charity, kindliness, selflessness; kindness; gift, gratuity, lagniappe; tribute; extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness; spendthrift; dissipating, squandering

Near Antonyms: conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managing; scraping; cutting back

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Rhymes with LIBERALITY

abnormality, actuality, amorality, animality, atonality, axiality, bestiality, bilinguality, bimodality, bipedality, cardinality, classicality, coevality, comicality, commonality, communality, conjugality, cordiality, corporality, criminality, criticality, ethicality, externality, factuality, farcicality, fictionality, functionality, generality, geniality, hospitality, ideality, illegality, immorality, immortality, informality, integrality, internality, irreality, joviality, lexicality, lineality, literality, logicality, lognormality, marginality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, notionality, nuptiality, optimality, parfocality, partiality, personality, physicality, practicality, principality, prodigality, punctuality, quizzicality, rationality, seasonality, sensuality, sexuality, siege mentality, sociality, speciality, subnormality, surreality, technicality, temporality, textuality, topicality, triviality, typicality, unmorality, unreality, verticality, virtuality, whimsicality