liberty

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being free.
2. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.
3. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
4. (countable, uncountable) Freedom from excessive government control.
5. (countable, uncountable) A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.
6. (countable, often, plural, uncountable) A breach of social convention.
7. (countable, historical, uncountable) A local division of government administration in medieval England.
8. (countable, uncountable) An empty space next to a group of stones of the same color.

Synonyms

freedom

independence

free

🆓

latitude

familiarity

release

emancipation

impropriety

indecorum

autonomy

undue familiarity

self-determination

shore leave

unceremoniousness

licence

deliverance

right

self-government

unbind

undo

unloose

untie

vacancy

as it pleases you

license

consent

dignity

explain

extent

free rein

free will

indulgence

leave

liberal

at ease

loose

nirvana

nobility

permission

rid

Translations

liberté

libertà

Freiheit

libertad

ελευθερία

liberdade

vrijheid

özgürlük

libertas

hürriyet

llibertat

azadî

licentia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪb.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: liberte

In summary

From Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin libertas (“freedom”), from liber (“free”); see liberal.