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- English Word Libelling Definition of Libel
- English Word Libellulid Definition A dragon fly.
- English Word Libelluloid Definition Like or pertaining to the dragon flies.
- English Word Libelous Definition Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet.
- English Word Liber Definition The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.
- English Word Liberal Definition Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies.
- English Word Liberal Definition Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver.
- English Word Liberal Definition Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water.
- English Word Liberal Definition Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language.
- English Word Liberal Definition Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.
- English Word Liberal Definition Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.
- English Word Liberal Definition Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party.
- English Word Liberal Definition One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig.
- English Word Liberalism Definition Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party.
- English Word Liberalist Definition A liberal.
- English Word Liberalistic Definition Pertaining to, or characterized by, liberalism; as, liberalistic opinions.
- English Word Liberalities Definition of Liberality
- English Word Liberality Definition The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.
- English Word Liberality Definition A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
- English Word Liberalization Definition The act of liberalizing.
- English Word Liberalize Definition To make liberal; to free from narrow views or prejudices.
- English Word Liberalized Definition of Liberalize
- English Word Liberalizer Definition One who, or that which, liberalizes.
- English Word Liberalizing Definition of Liberalize
- English Word Liberally Definition In a liberal manner.
- English Word Liberate Definition To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases.
- English Word Liberated Definition of Liberate
- English Word Liberating Definition of Liberate
- English Word Liberation Definition The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- English Word Liberator Definition One who, or that which, liberates; a deliverer.