Definitions for freedomˈfri dəm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
free•domˈfri dəm(n.)
the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint.
exemption from external control.
the power to determine action without restraint.
political or national independence.
Category: Government
personal liberty:
slaves who bought their freedom.
exemption; immunity:
freedom from fear.
the absence of or release from ties or obligations.
Category: Philosphy
ease or facility of movement or action.
frankness of manner or speech.
a liberty taken.
civil liberty, as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government.
Category: Government
the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of membership in a community.
Category: Government
the right to frequent, enjoy, or use at will.
Origin of freedom:
bef. 900; ME freodom; OE frēodōm
Princeton's WordNet
freedom(noun)
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
exemption, freedom(noun)
immunity from an obligation or duty
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
freedom(noun)ˈfri dəm
the legal right to do what you want
freedom of expression/speech etc.; freedom of the press; the freedoms we have as citizens
freedomˈfri dəm
the ability to do what you want
freedom of choice; The money gave me more freedom to travel.
freedomˈfri dəm
the state of being free from prison or captivity
Two of the prisoners were given their freedom.
freedomˈfri dəm
the state of not being affected or influenced by sth negative
freedom from pain/worry
Wiktionary
freedom(Noun)
The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
freedom(Noun)
The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
Origin: From freedom, fredom, from freodom, equivalent to . Cognate with fridoem, vrijdom, fridom, vrituom, fridom.
Webster Dictionary
Freedom(noun)
the state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence
Freedom(noun)
privileges; franchises; immunities
Freedom(noun)
exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will
Freedom(noun)
ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom
Freedom(noun)
frankness; openness; unreservedness
Freedom(noun)
improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license
Freedom(noun)
generosity; liberality
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Freedom
The rights of individuals to act and make decisions without external constraints.
Translations for freedom
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
freedom(noun)
the state of not being under control and being able to do whatever one wishes
The prisoner was given his freedom.
- vryheidAfrikaans
- حُريَّهArabic
- свободаBulgarian
- liberdadePortuguese (BR)
- svobodaCzech
- die FreiheitGerman
- frihedDanish
- ελευθερίαGreek
- libertadSpanish
- vabadusEstonian
- آزادیFarsi
- vapausFinnish
- libertéFrench
- חֵירוּתHebrew
- आजादीHindi
- slobodaCroatian
- szabadságHungarian
- kebebasanIndonesian
- frelsi, frjálsræðiIcelandic
- libertàItalian
- 自由Japanese
- 자유Korean
- laisvėLithuanian
- brīvībaLatvian
- kebebasanMalay
- vrijheidDutch
- frihetNorwegian
- wolnośćPolish
- آزادیPersian
- ازادى، خپلواكى، استقلال اختيار، سپينوالى (دلهجى صراحت): اسانتياPashto
- liberdadePortuguese
- libertateRomanian
- свободаRussian
- sloboda, voľnosťSlovak
- svobodaSlovenian
- slobodaSerbian
- frihetSwedish
- อิสรภาพThai
- özgürlükTurkish
- 自由Chinese (Trad.)
- воляUkrainian
- آزادیUrdu
- tình trạng tự do; quyền tự doVietnamese
- 自由Chinese (Simp.)
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