illiberal — adj Illiberal, narrow minded, narrow, intolerant, bigoted, hidebound mean so lacking in breadth of mind or experience as to be unwilling or unable to understand the point of view of others. Illiberal implies a lack of freedom of spirit, mind, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
illibéral — ⇒ILLIBÉRAL, ALE, AUX, adj. et subst. Rare, vieilli. Anton. libéral. A. Qui n est pas généreux. Il [Mazarin] savait être illibéral en promettant et quelquefois même en donnant (SAINTE BEUVE, Caus. lundi, t. 2, 1851 62, p. 256). B. (Personne) qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Illiberal — Il*lib er*al, a. [L. illiberalis; pref. il not + liberalis liberal: cf. F. illib[ e]ral.] 1. Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid. A thrifty and illiberal hand. Mason. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating a lack of breeding,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illiberal — (adj.) 1530s, ungentlemanly, base, mean, from M.Fr. illiberal (14c.), from L. illiberalis ungenerous, mean, sordid; unworthy of a freeman, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + liberalis (see LIBERAL (Cf. liberal)) … Etymology dictionary
illiberal — [i lib′ər əl] adj. [Fr illibéral < L illiberalis: see IN 2 & LIBERAL] 1. Archaic lacking a liberal education; without culture; unrefined 2. intolerant; bigoted; narrow minded 3. not generous; stingy illiberalism [i lib′ər əliz΄əm] … English World dictionary
Illibĕral — (v. lat.), 1) nicht freigebig; 2) unedel niedrig gesinnt; 3) (jetzt gewöhnlich in politischer Beziehung) nicht freisinnig; daher Illiberalismus, so v.w. Antiliberalismus … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Illiberāl — (lat.), Gegensatz von liberal (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Illiberal — Illiberāl (lat.), Gegensatz zu Liberal (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Illiberal — Illiberal, lat. deutsch. nicht freigebig; nicht freisinnig; I.ismus das Gegentheil von Liberalismus … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
illiberal — I adjective avaricious, avarus, biased, bigoted, churlish, close, close fisted, conservative, covetous, dogmatic, fanatical, grasping, greedy, grudging, hidebound, inhospitable, inliberalis, intolerant, mean, mercenary, miserly, narrow, narrow… … Law dictionary
