freedom
Meaning
- (uncountable) The state of being free.
- (countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
- (countable, uncountable) The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
- (countable, uncountable) Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
- (countable, uncountable) Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
Synonyms
independency
as it pleases you
Nirvana
free man
free woman
release from human affairs
examption
getting rid
Translations
liberté
Freiheit
libertad
libertà
vrijheid
ελευθερία
liberdade
llibertat
libertas
azadî
hürriyetFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɹiːdəm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).
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