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freedom
[ free-duhm ]
noun
- the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint:
He won his freedom after a retrial.
- exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc.
- the power to determine action without restraint.
- political or national independence.
- personal liberty, as opposed to bondage or slavery:
The formerly enslaved seamstress bought her freedom and later became Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker and stylist.
- exemption from the presence of anything specified (usually followed by from ):
freedom from fear.
- the absence of or release from ties, obligations, etc.
- ease or facility of movement or action:
to enjoy the freedom of living in the country.
- frankness of manner or speech.
Synonyms: ingenuousness, openness
- general exemption or immunity:
freedom from taxation.
- the absence of ceremony or reserve.
- a liberty taken.
Synonyms: license
- a particular immunity or privilege enjoyed, as by a city or corporation:
freedom to levy taxes.
- civil liberty, as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government.
- the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like.
- the right to frequent, enjoy, or use at will:
to have the freedom of a friend's library.
Synonyms: run
- Philosophy. the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without; autonomy; self-determination. Compare necessity ( def 7 ).
freedom
/ ˈfriːdəm /
noun
- personal liberty, as from slavery, bondage, serfdom, etc
- liberation or deliverance, as from confinement or bondage
- the quality or state of being free, esp to enjoy political and civil liberties
- usually foll by from the state of being without something unpleasant or bad; exemption or immunity
freedom from taxation
- the right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
the freedom of a city
- autonomy, self-government, or independence
- the power or liberty to order one's own actions
- philosophy the quality, esp of the will or the individual, of not being totally constrained; able to choose between alternative actions in identical circumstances
- ease or frankness of manner; candour
she talked with complete freedom
- excessive familiarity of manner; boldness
- ease and grace, as of movement; lack of effort
Other Words From
- non·free·dom noun
- o·ver·free·dom noun
- un·free·dom noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of freedom1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"We are resolute in continuing to organize for collective safety and collective freedom. We are already doing so."
Within months, though, he changed his tune, opposing tariffs on EVs because “things that inhibit freedom of exchange or distort the market are not good.”
Stroppa, however, added that Musk also “emphasises that freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment and the Italian constitution itself; therefore, as a citizen, he will continue to freely express his opinions”.
“We believe the president will defend religious freedom where the Democrats would not.”
"I don't really think that women do have the freedom to make a choice over their own bodies," she said.
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