Monday, August 20, 2012

Hold On To Your Butts


So, I'm looking for a synonym to the word liberal, as in "apply a liberal amount..." I go to http://www.synonym.com and look what I find:


Similarity of adj liberal
5 senses of liberal
Sense 1:
broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant
broad-minded (vs. narrow-minded)

Sense 2:
liberal
left (vs. center) (vs. right)

Sense 3:
liberal (vs. conservative)
civil-libertarianliberalisticneoliberalprogressive, reformist, reform-mindedsocialized, socialisedwelfarist, welfare-statist
Also See: left#4
Sense 4:
big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
generous (vs. stingy)

Sense 5:
free, loose, liberal
inexact (vs. exact)
Wow. So just out of curiosity I check out what they say for Conservative.
Similarity of adj conservative
5 senses of conservative
Sense 1:
conservative (vs. liberal)
blimpishbuttoned-upfusty, standpat(prenominal), unprogressive, nonprogressivehidebound, traditionalistultraconservative
Also See: orthodox#2; right#7
Sense 2:
conservative
right (vs. left) (vs. center)

Sense 3:
cautious, conservative
moderate (vs. immoderate)

Sense 4:
button-down, buttoned-down, conservative
conventional (vs. unconventional)

Sense 5:
bourgeois, conservative, materialistic
middle-class (vs. upper-class) (vs. lower-class)
Wow, again. So I'm thinking maybe there's a bit of an agenda on the website so I'll go to http://www.dictionary.com for an answer. Here are those results:
liberal 
lib·er·al
adjective
1.
favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2.
often initial capital letter noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3.
of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4.
favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, especially as guaranteed by lawand secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5.
favoring or permitting freedom of action, especially with respect to matters of personal belief or expressiona liberalpolicy toward dissident artists and writers.
World English Dictionary
liberal  (ˈlɪbərəl, ˈlɪbrəl) 
 
— adj
1.relating to or having social and political views that favourprogress and reform
2.relating to or having policies or views advocating individualfreedom
3.giving and generous in temperament or behaviour
4.tolerant of other people
5.abundant; lavish: a liberal helping of cream
6.not strict; free: a liberal translation
7.of or relating to an education that aims to develop generalcultural interests and intellectual ability
 
— n
8.a person who has liberal ideas or opinions

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