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ILLIBERALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("illiberality" is a kind of...):
stinginess (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)
Antonym:
liberality (the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament)
Derivation:
illiberal (narrow-minded about cherished opinions)