noun
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generosity; bounty
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the quality or condition of being liberal
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Etymology
Origin of liberality
1300–50; Middle English liberalite < Latin līberālitās. See liberal, -ity
Example Sentences
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Everyone in our community feels a complete sorrow for the sufferers, and the response to the Mayor’s proclamation for help will be spontaneous and of a liberality worthy of the great metropolis.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021
Snapping back violently from his previous liberality, Tevye banishes Khave from the family, declaring her dead — a decision he will come to regret.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2018
For years that facility has been a liberality to the state.
From Washington Times • Jan. 15, 2018
The idea began in Berlin and Amsterdam, where they had L.A.’s opposite problem – the big crowds and liberality of their club scenes were making some longtime residents annoyed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2017
Judging by the carefree liberality with which dusts for lawn treatments by suburbanites are laced with chlordane, this warning has not been taken to heart.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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