Guess who can post again!

Your mom.


I kid. It's actually me. And I've decided that I'm going to start posting definitions to words. I will start with this one:

Main Entry: 1lib·er·al
Pronunciation: \ˈli-b(ə-)rəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin liberalis suitable for a freeman, generous, from liber free; perhaps akin to Old English lēodan to grow, Greek eleutheros free
Date: 14th century
1 a : of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts - liberal education b archaic : of or befitting a man of free birth
2 a : marked by generosity : openhanded - a liberal giver b : given or provided in a generous and openhanded way - a liberal meal c : ample, full
3 obsolete : lacking moral restraint : licentious
4 : not literal or strict : loose - a liberal translation
5 : broad-minded; especially : not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms
6 a : of, favoring, or based upon the principles of liberalism b capitalized : of or constituting a political party advocating or associated with the principles of political liberalism; especially : of or constituting a political party in the United Kingdom associated with ideals of individual especially economic freedom, greater individual participation in government, and constitutional, political, and administrative reforms designed to secure these objectives

— lib·er·al·ly \-b(ə-)rə-lē\ adverb

— lib·er·al·ness noun

synonyms liberal, generous, bountiful, munificent mean giving or given freely and unstintingly. liberal suggests openhandedness in the giver and largeness in the thing or amount given - a teacher liberal with her praise. generous stresses warmhearted readiness to give more than size or importance of the gift - a generous offer of help. bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or providing - children spoiled by bountiful presents. munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to lords or princes - munificent foundation grant.

Sounds pretty great to me. How exactly did it become a four letter word then? Well, anyways, I kind of wish I were more liberal.