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Definition of Liberalness
1. Noun. An inclination to favor progress and individual freedom.
Generic synonyms: Tolerance
Derivative terms: Liberal, Liberal, Liberal, Liberal
2. Noun. The trait of being generous in behavior and temperament.
Generic synonyms: Generosity, Generousness
Specialized synonyms: Largess, Largesse, Magnanimity, Munificence, Openhandedness
Antonyms: Illiberality
Derivative terms: Liberal, Liberal
Definition of Liberalness
1. Noun. The property of being liberal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Liberalness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Liberalness
Literary usage of Liberalness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practical Works by David Clarkson (1865)
"And whereas it might be objected that such liberalness might bring themselves to
straits and necessities, he tells them the Lord can make them the richer ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1872)
"I think Captain West should go too, and be ready to give any explanations needed,
or guarantees for the genuine liberalness of his principles. ..."
3. The responsibilities of the novelist, and other literary essays by Frank Norris (1903)
"... and no stretch of the imagination, no liberalness of criticism can make them
such. She succeeded by dint of effort where the Frenchman—merely wrote. ..."
4. The Critic and the Drama by George Jean Nathan (1922)
"... a mere blank canvas and pot of paint for the use of this or that actor whom
he has named, by implication and with magnificent liberalness, a Raphael, ..."