Liberal
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Liberal
Adjective
- Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
"He had a full education studying the liberal arts."
- Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
"He was liberal with his compliments."
- Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
"Add a liberal sprinkling of salt."
- Unrestrained, licentious.
- Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
"Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing."
Noun
- One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.
- A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets .
- A conservative, especially a liberal conservative.
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