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.
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 expression: a liberalpolicy toward dissident artists and writers.
World English Dictionary
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