Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [at lib-er-tee]
- /æt ˈlɪb ər ti/
- /ət ˈlɪb.ə.ti/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [at lib-er-tee]
- /æt ˈlɪb ər ti/
Definitions of at liberty words
- noun at liberty free, unoccupied, or unrestricted 3
- noun at liberty not confined; free 3
- noun at liberty permitted (to do or say something); allowed 3
- noun at liberty not busy or in use 3
- noun plural at liberty freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control. 1
- noun plural at liberty freedom from external or foreign rule; independence. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of at liberty
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English liberte < Middle French < Latin lībertās, equivalent to līber free + -tās -ty2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for At liberty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at liberty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
at liberty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for at liberty
adj at liberty
- independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- able — Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
adv at liberty
- on one's own time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
Antonyms for at liberty
adj at liberty
- unclear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- vague — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- restricted — confined; limited.
- high-priced — expensive; costly: a high-priced camera.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with a
- Words starting with at
- Words starting with atl
- Words starting with atli
- Words starting with atlib
- Words starting with atlibe
- Words starting with atliber
- Words starting with atlibert
- Words starting with atliberty