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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: ,
- general exemption or immunity:
freedom from taxation.
- the absence of ceremony or reserve.
- a liberty taken.
Synonyms:
- 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:
- Philosophy. the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without; autonomy; self-determination. Compare necessity ( def 7 ).
freedom
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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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ú°ù±ð±ð·»å´Ç³¾ noun
- ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·´Ú°ù±ð±ð·»å´Ç³¾ noun
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ú°ù±ð±ð·»å´Ç³¾ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of freedom1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I think American history shows there's always been a contest, even during what one historian called ‘the nadir of American democracy’ and Black freedom in the late 19th century.â€
"I'm grateful to the US administration for prioritising the preservation and promotion of freedom of expression and for engaging in robust diplomacy to that end," she said.
The director agrees that the young cast had freedom to change the script "to make it as authentic as possible".
Establishing that freedom is one thing, but contending with it when you arrive back in your childhood home is another entirely.
Frustratingly, even this flood of concrete evidence struggles to serve as a bulwark against fascism and demonstrates the contradictory definitions of freedom and the privilege of feeling in America.
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