liberality
UK/,libә'ræliti/US
GREC1
Definitions
n.
The quality of being generous and open-minded
慷慨大方；宽宏开明
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-alrelating to, having the nature of
+
-ityrelating to, having the nature of
=liberality
liberal + -ity (state of) = the abstract quality of being liberal in the 'generous, open-handed' sense. See liberal for how 'free' became 'generous.'
Root lib still carries 6 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
His liberality toward the poor was widely admired.
- 2.
She treated all opinions with great liberality.