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- [free-duh m]
- /ˈfri dəm/
- /ˈfriːdəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [free-duh m]
- /ˈfri dəm/
Definitions of freedom word
- noun freedom the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial. 1
- noun freedom exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc. 1
- noun freedom the power to determine action without restraint. 1
- noun freedom political or national independence. 1
- noun freedom personal liberty, as opposed to bondage or slavery: a slave who bought his freedom. 1
- noun freedom exemption from the presence of anything specified (usually followed by from): freedom from fear. 1
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Origin of freedom
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fredom, Old English frēodōm. See free, -dom
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Parts of speech for Freedom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
freedom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
freedom usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for freedom
noun freedom
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- power — a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
- flexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- privilege — a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.
Antonyms for freedom
noun freedom
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- confinement — Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
Top questions with freedom
- what is freedom?
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- how tall is the freedom tower?
- how to find degrees of freedom?
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- where the spirit of the lord is there is freedom?
- what does freedom mean to you?
- what is freedom of religion?
- who were the freedom riders?
- how to calculate degrees of freedom?
- what does freedom mean to me?
- which amendment is freedom of speech?
- what is one right of freedom from the first amendment?
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