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- obsolete(of a female)promiscuousShe carried freedom a little too far:It's sign she hath been liberal and free. (Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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libéral — libéral, ale, aux [ liberal, o ] adj. et n. • v. 1160 « généreux »; lat. liberalis 1 ♦ Vieilli Qui donne facilement, largement. ⇒ généreux, large, munificent, prodigue. Il est plus libéral de promesses que d argent. 2 ♦ (v. 1210; lat. artes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Liberal — Lib er*al (l[i^]b [ e]r*al), a. [F. lib[ e]ral, L. liberalis, from liber free; perh. akin to libet, lubet, it pleases, E. lief. Cf. {Deliver}.] 1. Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
libéral — libéral, ale (li bé ral, ra l ) adj. 1° Qui est digne d un homme libre (ce qui est le sens propre). Éducation libérale. Arts libéraux, par opposition aux arts mécaniques, ceux qui exigent une intervention grande et perpétuelle de l… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Liberal — may refer to:PoliticsUnited States* One who supports social liberalism * Liberalism, a political ideology that seeks to maximize individual liberties. Within liberalism are competing schools of thought, in general they are: **Classical liberalism … Wikipedia
liberal — lib‧e‧ral [ˈlɪbrəl] adjective 1. believing that people should be free to behave as they like, and supporting gradual political and social change: • She has liberal views on such issues as equal education and job opportunities for black and white … Financial and business terms
liberal — LIBERÁL, Ă, liberali, e, adj., s.m. I. adj. 1. Care aparţine liberalismului, privitor la liberalism. ♢ Burghezie liberală = parte a burgheziei adeptă a liberalismului. Partid liberal = partid al burgheziei liberale. 2. (înv.) Iubitor de libertate … Dicționar Român
liberal — adj 1 Liberal, generous, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, munificent, handsome are applied to a person or to his deeds or utterances and mean showing or revealing a spirit of giving freely and without stint. Liberal suggests openhandedness or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Liberal DS — ( Liberal DS ) was a social liberal and social democratic faction within the Italian Democratic Party. Its leader is Enrico Morando.It was founded in 1998 as an internal faction of the Democrats of the Left. In 2001 its leader Morando was a… … Wikipedia
liberal — [lib′ər əl, lib′rəl] adj. [OFr < L liberalis < liber, free < IE base * leudhero , belonging to the people, free < base * leudh , to grow up, rise > Ger leute, people, OE leodan, to grow] 1. suitable for a freeman; not restricted:… … English World dictionary
liberal — Adj erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. libéral freiheitlich , dieses aus l. līberālis edel, freigebig, freiheitlich , zu l. līber frei . Das lateinische Wort war zuvor bereits in der Bedeutung freigebig entlehnt worden. Abstraktum … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
liberal — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Que es partidario del liberalismo, o de las doctrinas favorables a la libertad política y a la tolerancia: régimen liberal, partido liberal, idea liberal. Estoy leyendo un libro sobre los liberales y… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
