liberal: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with L · ends with L
Meaning of liberal
adj
Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly.
Example: He was liberal with his compliments.
Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
Example: Add a liberal sprinkling of salt.
Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
Example: Her parents had liberal ideas about child-rearing.
Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is personal development rather than functional learning. Pertaining to a type of education the purpose of which is to cultivate and develop wise, capable and well-rounded people who are thus free of mental constraint and hindrance.
Source: Wiktionary — liberal.
noun
One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
- Canadian, Philippine, US
Someone with progressive or left-wing views, especially on social and environmental issues.
A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
- UK
One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).
Listed forms: liberals.
Source: Wiktionary — liberal.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
adjective
given or giving freely
adjective
not literal
noun
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of liberal
L(1) + I(1) + B(3) + E(1) + R(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of liberal
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from liberal
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