Definitions of liberal [ˈlɪb ər əl, ˈlɪb rəl]

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Definition of 'liberal'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) liberal
favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.

2.  liberal
(often cap.) designating or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.

3.  liberal
pertaining to, based on, or having views or policies advocating individual freedom of action and expression.

4.  liberal
of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.

5.  liberal
free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant.

6.  liberal
free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.; open-minded.

7.  liberal
characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts.

8.  liberal
given freely or abundantly; generous.

9.  liberal
not strict or rigorous; free; not literal:
a liberal interpretation of a rule.

10.  liberal
of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts:
a liberal education.

11. (n.) liberal
a person of liberal principles or views.

12.  liberal
(often cap.) a member of a liberal political party, esp. the Liberal Party in Great Britain.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L līberālis of free men, generous =līber free +-ālis -al¹)

Definition of 'liberal'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) liberal, liberalist, progressive
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

2. (adj) liberal
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

3. (adj) broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

4. (adj) liberal
having political or social views favoring reform and progress

5. (adj) liberal
tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

6. (adj) big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
given or giving freely
"was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

7. (adj) free, loose, liberal
not literal
"a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

Definition of 'liberal'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) liberal
≠ narrow-minded
a liberal thinker

2.  liberal
favoring gradual political reform, protection of civil rights, and equal distribution of wealth
a liberal movement

3.  liberal
≠ meager
a liberal dose of sarcasm

4. (noun) liberal
sb with liberal views
a true liberal

5.  liberal
sb with liberal political ideas
liberals in Congress

Definition of 'liberal'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) liberal
free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies

2. (adj) liberal
bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver

3. (adj) liberal
bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water

4. (adj) liberal
not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language

5. (adj) liberal
not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic

6. (adj) liberal
free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious

7. (adj) liberal
not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party

8. (noun) liberal
one who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig

Translation of 'liberal'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: generous She gave me a liberal helping of apple pie; She was very liberal with her money.
Afrikaans: gul	Arabic: كَريم، سَخي	Bulgarian: щедър
Brazilian: liberal	Czech: štědrý	German: freigebeig
Danish: generøs; rundhåndet	Greek: γενναιόδωρος	Spanish: generoso
Estonian: helde	Farsi: سخاوتمند	Finnish: antelias
French: généreux	Hebrew: נָדִיב	Hindi: दान-शील
Croatian: velikodušan, darežljiv, r	Hungarian: nagylelkű	Indonesian: pemurah
Icelandic: örlátur, ríkulegur	Italian: generoso	Japanese: 気前のよい
Korean: 후한	Lithuanian: dosnus	Latvian: devīgs; augstsirdīgs
Malay: murah hati	Dutch: royaal	Norwegian: raus, rundhåndet, rikelig
Polish: hojny, szczodry	Persian: سخاوتمند	Pashto: سخى،د ډيرى مهربانى خاوند
Portuguese: liberal	Romanian: generos	Russian: щедрый
Slovak: štedrý	Slovenian: velikodušen	Serbian: darežljiv
Swedish: frikostig, generös	Thai: ใจดี	Turkish: cömert, eli açık
Taiwanese: 慷慨的	Ukrainian: щедрий, рясний	Urdu: فیاضانہ
Vietnamese: hào phóng	Chinese: 慷慨的，大方的
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