illiberality

ɪˌlɪbəˈræləti

illiberalities

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Definition of illiberality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

intolerance

Rare

narrow-mindedness or intolerance in views and treatment of others

Rare

The community was stifled by the illiberality of its leaders..

bigotry

narrow-mindedness

prejudice

stinginess

Rare

unwillingness to share money or resources

Rare

Her illiberality made her unpopular among friends.

miserliness

parsimony

stinginess

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Origin of illiberality

Latin, illiberalis (ungenerous)

Examples of illiberality in a sentence

Illiberality can hinder social progress.
His illiberality was evident during the charity event.
The illiberality of the policy drew criticism.

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French:intolérance, avarice, ...
German:Intoleranz, Geiz, ...
Italian:chiusura mentale, avarizia, ...
Spanish:cerrazón, tacañería, ...
Portuguese:mente fechada, mesquinhez, ...
Chinese:狭隘, 吝啬, ...
Japanese:狭量, けち, ...
Arabic:ضيق الأفق, بُخْل, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר סוֹבְלָנוּת, קַמְצָנוּת, ...
Russian:нетерпимость, скупость, ...
Ukrainian:вузьколобість, скупість, ...
Hindi:संकीर्णता, कंजूसी, ...
Bengali:অসহিষ্ণুতা, কৃপণতা, ...
Catalan:intolerància, avarícia, ...
Czech:netolerance, lakota, ...
Danish:snæversyn, nærighed, ...
Dutch:bekrompenheid, gierigheid, ...
Greek:μισαλλοδοξία, τσιγκουνιά, ...
Hungarian:intolerancia, fösvénység, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនអត់ឱន, ភាពកំណាញ់, ...
Korean:편협함, 인색함, ...
Persian:تعصب, خساست, ...
Polish:nietolerancja, skąpstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):mente fechada, mesquinhez, ...
Romanian:intoleranță, zgârcenie, ...
Swedish:trångsynthet, snålhet, ...
Thai:ความใจแคบ, ความตระหนี่, ...
Turkish:dar görüşlülük, cimrilik, ...
Vietnamese:sự hẹp hòi, sự keo kiệt, ...

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