"liberality" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlɪbəˈɹælɪti/ Audio: en-us-liberality.ogg Forms: liberalities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English liberalite, from Old French liberalité, from Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), equivalent to liberal + -ity. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|liberalite}} Middle English liberalite, {{der|en|fro|liberalité|}} Old French liberalité, {{der|en|la|līberālitās||a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity}} Latin līberālitās (“a noble, kind, or friendly disposition; generosity”), {{suffix|en|liberal|ity}} liberal + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} liberality (usually uncountable, plural liberalities)
  1. The property of being liberal; generosity; charity. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-liberality-en-noun-3GHRcvTA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 20 15 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 59 18 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 9 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 5 7 4
  2. A gift; a gratuity. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-liberality-en-noun-UIii02-K
  3. Candor. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-liberality-en-noun-IQ~zNdI-
  4. Impartiality. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-liberality-en-noun-ZqYW6g7n

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