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showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
e.g. a broad political stance
e.g. generous and broad sympathies
e.g. a liberal newspaper
e.g. tolerant of his opponent's opinions
Synonym: broad large-minded tolerant
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tolerant of change
not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
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not literal
e.g. a loose interpretation of what she had been told
e.g. a free translation of the poem
Synonym: free loose
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given or giving freely
e.g. was a big tipper
e.g. the bounteous goodness of God
e.g. bountiful compliments
e.g. a freehanded host
e.g. a handsome allowance
e.g. Saturday's child is loving and giving
e.g. a liberal backer of the arts
e.g. a munificent gift
e.g. her fond and openhanded grandfather
Synonym: big bighearted bounteous bountiful freehanded handsome giving openhanded
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having political or social views favoring reform and progress
英语释义
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n. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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n. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
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s. having political or social views favoring reform and progress
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a. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition