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“liberality” in Latin
largiorto grant, bestow, dispense, distribute, impart; to lavish or bestow; to give bribeslargītiōgranting, bestowing, dispensing, distributing, imparting; largess; briberylīberālitāsfrankness, affability; generosity, liberalitybeneficentiabeneficence, kindnessbenignitāskindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy; liberality, bounty, favor; lenity, mercymūnificentiabountifulness, munificence, liberality, generosity, largesseiaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away; to lay, set, establish, build, found, construct, erect; to send forth, emit; brprofūsusexcessive, lavish, profuse, extravagantMatthiāsSaint Matthias (the Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after the latter’s Betrayal of Christ and subsequent suicideffūsiōoutpouring; shedding; profusion
The English word liberality itself goes back to Latin līber, through līberālitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
liberality
Bounty, largitas, largitio (the former as property of the largus, the latter as that of the largitor; ☞ Cic., De Or., 2, 25, 105); liberalitas: beneficentia: benignitas: munificentia [SYN. in LIBERAL]; jactura (connected with sacrifices; Vid: Matthiae, Cic, Manil., 23, 67).
Prodigal, profuse bounty, effusio (toward anyone) in aliquem (Cic., Att., 7, 3, 3, etc.; also plur., Cic., Off., 2, 16, 56): to waste one’s property by excessive liberality, inconsulte largiendo patrimonium elfundere.
Generosity, noble disposition, liberalitas; ingenium liberale (Terentianus); mens liberalis (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for liberality?
- The usual Latin words for “liberality” are largior, largītiō, līberālitās; also beneficentia, benignitās, mūnificentia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.