il·lib·er·al
 illiberal
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- pronunciation:
- ih
lI
b
rl
[or]
ih
lI
brl
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
lacking tolerance; bigoted.
- synonyms:
- intolerant, narrow-minded
- antonyms:
- liberal, tolerant
- similar words:
- hidebound, insular, jaundiced, petty, prejudiced, provincial, small-minded
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| related words: |
little |
| derivations: |
illiberally (adv.), illiberality (n.), illiberalness (n.) |
The word illiberal
contains the following part:
il-2
Latin
prefix
that means
not, without
More about this word part:
The prefix
il-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of
in-2 used before roots beginning with "l," such as "leg." See
in-2
Example words: