n. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

n. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

adj. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

adj. having political or social views favoring reform and progress

adj. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

adj. 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"

n. a political advocate of socialism

adj. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"

adj. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

adj. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

adj. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

adj. being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy

adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"

adj. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"

adj. not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"

adj. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

adj. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"

adj. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

adj. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

adj. being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy

adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"

adj. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"

adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

adj. characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"

adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

adj. large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"

adj. existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"

adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"

adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

adj. radical or extremely liberal

adj. tending toward the political left

adj. believing in or supporting tenets of the political left

adj. free from provincial prejudices or attachments; "catholic in one's tastes"

adj. unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

adj. ready to entertain new ideas; "an open-minded curiosity"; "open-minded impartiality"

adj. generous in providing aid to others

adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

adj. not greedy

n. a person who has conservative ideas or opinions

adj. resistant to change

adj. adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"

adj. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

adj. unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"