Meanings
nounilliberality (countable and uncountable, plural illiberalities)
plural illiberalities
- uncountableThe condition of being illiberal
- countableAn illiberal word or action
Still, he was far from the illiberality of denying that philosophy duly bounded was not permissible.
1857, Herman Melville, chapter XIII, in The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From illiberal + -ity or il- + liberality.
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illiberality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illiberality
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