Liberal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪbɚɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪbəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪbəɹəl/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɪbɚɹəl/.

Examples

a broad political stance
generous and broad sympathies
a liberal newspaper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

large-minded giving openhanded tolerant loose liberalist freehanded big bounteous broad handsome progressive bighearted bountiful free

Antonyms

conservative

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
noun	a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
adjective	showing or characterized by broad-mindedness “a broad political stance”
adjective	having political or social views favoring reform and progress
adjective	tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
adjective	given or giving freely “was a big tipper”
adjective	not literal “a loose interpretation of what she had been told”

Word Forms

progressive	adjective	favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
liberalness	noun	an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
tolerate	verb	recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
liberality	noun	an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
bigheartedness	noun	the quality of being kind and generous
bounty	noun	generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
bounteousness	noun	generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
bountifulness	noun	the property of copious abundance
openhandedness	noun	liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
looseness	noun	a lack of strict accuracy; laxity of practice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Liberale

eine Person, die eine politische Philosophie des Fortschritts und der Reform sowie den Schutz der bürgerlichen Freiheiten befürwortet

🇫🇷French

libéral

une personne qui favorise une philosophie politique de progrès et de réforme et de protection des libertés civiles

🇮🇹Italian

liberale

una persona che favorisce una filosofia politica di progresso e riforma e la tutela delle libertà civili

🇳🇱Dutch

liberaal

iemand die voorstander is van een politieke filosofie van vooruitgang en hervorming en de bescherming van burgerlijke vrijheden

🇷🇺Russian

либеральный

человек, который поддерживает политическую философию прогресса и реформ, а также защиту гражданских свобод

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदार

एक व्यक्ति जो प्रगति और सुधार के राजनीतिक दर्शन और नागरिक स्वतंत्रता की सुरक्षा का पक्षधर है

🇧🇩Bengali

উদার

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অগ্রগতি ও সংস্কারের রাজনৈতিক দর্শন এবং নাগরিক স্বাধীনতার সুরক্ষার পক্ষে

🇮🇳Tamil

தாராளவாத

முன்னேற்றம் மற்றும் சீர்திருத்தம் மற்றும் சிவில் உரிமைகளைப் பாதுகாப்பதற்கான அரசியல் தத்துவத்தை ஆதரிக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉదారవాద

పురోగతి మరియు సంస్కరణ మరియు పౌర హక్కుల పరిరక్షణ యొక్క రాజకీయ తత్వశాస్త్రాన్ని ఇష్టపడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

उदारमतवादी

प्रगती आणि सुधारणा आणि नागरी स्वातंत्र्याच्या संरक्षणाच्या राजकीय तत्त्वज्ञानाची बाजू घेणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાર

એક વ્યક્તિ જે પ્રગતિ અને સુધારાની રાજકીય ફિલસૂફી અને નાગરિક સ્વતંત્રતાના રક્ષણની તરફેણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದಾರವಾದಿ

ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸುಧಾರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯಗಳ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ತತ್ತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിബറൽ

പുരോഗതിയുടെയും പരിഷ്കരണത്തിൻ്റെയും പൗരാവകാശ സംരക്ഷണത്തിൻ്റെയും രാഷ്ട്രീയ തത്വശാസ്ത്രത്തെ അനുകൂലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਸੁਤੰਤਰਤਾ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਿਆਸੀ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لبرل

وہ شخص جو ترقی اور اصلاحات اور شہری آزادیوں کے تحفظ کے سیاسی فلسفے کا حامی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自由主义

拥护进步和改革政治哲学以及保护公民自由的人

🇯🇵Japanese

リベラル

進歩と改革、そして市民的自由の保護という政治哲学を支持する人

🇰🇷Korean

많은

진보와 개혁, 시민의 자유 보호라는 정치 철학을 선호하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tự do

một người ủng hộ triết lý chính trị về sự tiến bộ, cải cách và bảo vệ quyền tự do dân sự

🇹🇭Thai

เสรีนิยม

บุคคลที่สนับสนุนปรัชญาการเมืองแห่งความก้าวหน้าและการปฏิรูปและการคุ้มครองเสรีภาพของพลเมือง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ليبرالي

شخص يفضل الفلسفة السياسية للتقدم والإصلاح وحماية الحريات المدنية

🇮🇷Persian

لیبرال

فردی که طرفدار فلسفه سیاسی پیشرفت و اصلاحات و حمایت از آزادی های مدنی است

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִיבֵּרָלִי

אדם המעדיף פילוסופיה פוליטית של קידמה ורפורמה והגנה על חירויות האזרח

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