Illiberality

Illiberality
Illiberality Il*lib`er*al"i*ty, n. [L. illiberalitas: cf. F. illib['e]ralit['e].] The state or quality of being illiberal; narrowness of mind; meanness; niggardliness. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • illiberality — index discrimination (bigotry), intolerance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • illiberality — illiberal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ opposed to liberal principles. DERIVATIVES illiberality noun illiberally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • illiberality — noun see illiberal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • illiberality — See illiberalism. * * * …   Universalium

  • illiberality — noun a) The condition of being illiberal b) An illiberal word or action …   Wiktionary

  • illiberality — il·liberality …   English syllables

  • illiberality — noun a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money • Ant: ↑liberality • Derivationally related forms: ↑illiberal • Hypernyms: ↑stinginess …   Useful english dictionary

  • illiberal — illiberality, illiberalness, illiberalism, n. illiberally, adv. /i lib euhr euhl, i lib reuhl/, adj. 1. narrowminded; bigoted. 2. Archaic. a. not generous in giving; miserly; niggardly; stingy. b. Chiefly Literary. without culture …   Universalium

  • Liberal eugenics — is an ideology which advocates the use of reproductive and genetic technologies where the choice of enhancing human characteristics and capacities is left to the individual preferences of parents acting as consumers, rather than the public health …   Wikipedia

  • Parsimony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Parsimony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 parsimony parsimony parcity| Sgm: N 1 parsimoniousness parsimoniousness stinginess &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 stint stint Sgm: N 1 illiberality illiberality avarice …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”