Befitting a freeman, or a state, condition, or situation free from narrow limitations; free in scope; of wide or ample range or extent; not narrowly limited or restricted; expanded; comprehensive: as, a liberal education; the liberal arts or professions; liberal thought or feeling; liberal institutions; a liberal policy in government; a liberal interpretation or estimate.Free in views or opinions; expansive in purpose or aim; not narrow, bigoted, or intolerant; specifically, favorable to personal, political, or religious liberty; opposed to narrow conservatism or undue restriction: as, a liberal thinker; a liberal Christian; a liberal statesman; the Liberal party (in the politics of some countries).Free in bestowal or concession; generously inclined; ready to impart or bestow; bountiful; munificent; magnanimous; followed by with or of before the thing bestowed, and to before the recipient: as, a liberal donor; to be liberal with one's money; to be liberal to an opponent in debate.Freely bestowed or yielded; marked by bounty or abundance; generous; ample: as, a liberal donation; a liberal harvest or flow of water; to make a liberal concession or admission.Free in character or quality; candid; open; hence, with an added implication, unduly free; unrestrained; unchecked; licentious.Synonyms Catholic, tolerant.Charitable, open-handed, free-handed.4, Full, abundant, plentiful, unstinted.n. A person of liberal principles; one who believes in liberal reforms, or advocates intellectual, political, or religious liberty.n. [capitalized] Specifically, a member of a Liberal party in politics.n. One who holds liberal views in theology.