LIBERAL
/ˈlɪbɹəl/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- noun a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties.
— synonyms: liberalist, progressive
- noun a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets.
- adjective showing or characterized by broad-mindedness.
— synonyms: broad, large-minded, tolerant
- adjective having political or social views favoring reform and progress.
- adjective tolerant of change.
- adjective given or giving freely.
— synonyms: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, openhanded
- adjective not literal.
— synonyms: free, loose
Examples
- “1983, David Leslie Wagner, The Seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages”
- “He was liberal with his compliments.”
- “Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.”
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