liberal

Meanings

Adjective

Noun

  • One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
  • Someone with progressive or left-wing views; one with a left-wing ideology.
  • A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
  • One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets .

Related

Opposite words

Narrower meaning words

Origin

  • The adjective is from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis, from līber; it is attested since the 14th century. The noun is first attested in the 1800s.

Modern English dictionary

Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.

Word of the Day

Get a curated memorable word every day.

Challenge yourself

Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.

And much more

Try out Vedaist now.