| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (II) Intersocial Volition | | Section IV. Possessive Relations |
| 4. Monetary Relations |
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| 816. Liberality. |
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| NOUN: | LIBERALITY, generosity, munificence; bounty, bounteousness, bountifulness; hospitableness, hospitality; charity (beneficence) [See Benevolence]; open -, free- hand; open -, large-, free- heart; enough and to spare.
CHEERFUL GIVER, free giver, patron; benefactor [See Benefactor].
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| VERB: | BE LIBERAL &c. adj.; spend -, bleed- freely; shower down upon; open one’s purse strings (disburse) [See Expenditure]; spare no expense, give carte blanche [F.]; give with both hands; give the coat off one’s back; keep open house, fill one’s house with guests.
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| ADJECTIVE: | LIBERAL, free, generous; charitable (beneficent) [See Benevolence]; hospitable; bountiful, bounteous, ample, handsome; unsparing, ungrudging; unselfish; open-, free-, full- handed; open-, large-, free- hearted; munificent, princely.
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| ADVERB: | LIBERALLY &c. adj.; ungrudgingly; with open hands, with both hands.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Handsome is that handsome does.—Goldsmith
- Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.—Bible
- It snewed in his hous of mete and drynke.—Chaucer
- ’Tis Heaven alone that is given away, ’Tis only God may be had for the asking.—Lowell
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