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liberality

N ความ มี ใจกว้าง  generosity kwam-me-jai-kwang

 

liberality

N ความ มีใจ เอื้อเฟื้อเผื่อแผ่  kwam-auefue-pue-pare

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIBERALITY

n.[L. liberalitas. See Liberal. ] 1. Munificence; bounty.
That liberality is but cast away, which makes us borrow what we cannot pay.
2. A particular act of generosity; a donation; a gratuity. In this sense, it has the plural number. A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
3. Largeness of mind; catholicism; that comprehensiveness of mind which includes other interests beside its own, and duly estimates in its decisions the value or importance of each. It is evidence of a noble mind to judge of men and things with liberality.
Many treat the gospel with indifference under the name of liberality.
4. Candor; impartiality.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIBERALITY

Lib `er *al "i *ty, n.; pl. Liberalities. Etym: [L. liberalitas: cf. F.libéralité. ]

 

1. The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity. That liberality is but cast away Which makes us borrow what we can not pay. Denham.

 

2. A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

liberality

lib er al i ty |ˌlibəˈralətē ˌlɪbəˈrælədi | noun 1 the quality of giving or spending freely. 2 the quality of being open to new ideas and free from prejudice: liberality toward bisexuality. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French liberalite, or from Latin liberalitas, from liberalis (see liberal ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

liberality

lib ¦er ¦al |ity |lɪbəˈralɪti | noun [ mass noun ] 1 the quality of giving or spending freely. 2 the quality of being open to new ideas and free from prejudice: liberality towards bisexuality. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French liberalite, or from Latin liberalitas, from liberalis (see liberal ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

liberality

lib er al i ty /lɪ̀bərǽləti /名詞 U かたく 1 (異なる考え方への )理解 ; 寛容, 心の広さ .2 気前のよさ .