Liberal, generous, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, munificent, handsome are applied to a person or to his deeds or utterances and mean showing or revealing a spirit of giving freely and without stint.
Category: Synonyms
Libel vs Skit vs Squib vs Lampoon vs Pasquinade
Libel, skit, squib, lampoon, pasquinade mean a public and often satirical presentation of faults or weaknesses, especially those of an individual.
Liable vs Open vs Exposed vs Subject vs Prone vs Susceptible vs Sensitive
Liable, open, exposed, subject, prone, susceptible, sensitive are used with reference to persons or things and mean being by nature or situation in a position where something stated or implied may happen.
Level vs Flat vs Plane vs Plain vs Even vs Smooth vs Flush
Level, flat, plane, plain, even, smooth, flush are comparable chiefly as applied to surfaces and as meaning having a surface comparable to that of a perfectly calm body of water with no part higher than another.
Letter vs Epistle vs Missive vs Note vs Message vs Dispatch vs Report vs Memorandum
Letter, epistle, missive, note, message, dispatch, report, memorandum are comparable when they mean a communication sent or transmitted as distinct from one conveyed directly from source to recipient (as by oral utterance).
Lethargy vs Languor vs Lassitude vs Stupor vs Torpor vs Torpidity
Lethargy, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpor, torpidity are comparable when meaning physical and mental inertness.
Lethargic vs Sluggish vs Torpid vs Comatose
Lethargic, sluggish, torpid, comatose are comparable when they mean being by constitution or condition physically and often mentally inert or inactive.
Let vs Allow vs Permit vs Suffer vs Leave
Let, allow, permit, suffer, leave denote to refrain from preventing, or to fail to prevent, or to indicate an intention not to prevent.
Less vs Lesser vs Smaller vs Fewer
Less, lesser, smaller, fewer are comparable terms that approach each other in meaning but are not synonyms and are rarely interchangeable.
Learned vs Scholarly vs Erudite
Learned, scholarly, erudite are comparable when they mean possessing or manifesting unusually wide and deep knowledge.
Leaning vs Propensity vs Proclivity vs Penchant vs Flair
Leaning, propensity, proclivity, penchant, flair mean a strong instinct or liking for something or sometimes someone.
Lean vs Spare vs Lank vs Lanky vs Gaunt vs Rawboned vs Angular vs Scrawny vs Skinny
Lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, angular, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of absence of superfluous flesh.