ˈbaʊntiəs ˈbaʊntɪfəl bɹɔːd bɹɔd fɹiː ˈɡɪvɪŋ ˈhæn.səm ˈlɪbɹəl ˈlɪbəɹəl ˈlɪbɹəl ˈlɪbəɹəl luːs pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv ˈtɒləɹənt ˈtɑːləɹənt showing or characterized by broad-mindedness a broad political stance generous and broad sympathies a liberal newspaper tolerant of his opponent's opinions tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition not literal a loose interpretation of what she had been told a free translation of the poem given or giving freely was a big tipper the bounteous goodness of God bountiful compliments a freehanded host a handsome allowance Saturday's child is loving and giving a liberal backer of the arts a munificent gift her fond and openhanded grandfather having political or social views favoring reform and progress a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets