freehand

free·hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [free-hand]
- /ˈfriˌhænd/
- /ˈfriː.hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free-hand]
- /ˈfriˌhænd/

Definitions of freehand word

adjective freehand drawn or executed by hand without guiding instruments, measurements, or other aids: a freehand map. 1
adverb freehand in a freehand manner: to draw freehand. 1
noun freehand (especially with reference to drawing) done manually without the aid of instruments such as rulers. 1
adjective freehand A freehand drawing is drawn without using instruments such as a ruler or a pair of compasses. 0
adjective freehand Freehand is also an adverb. 0
adjective freehand done by hand without the use of guiding instruments 0

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Origin of freehand

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; free + hand

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Parts of speech for Freehand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Freehand

freehand popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for freehand

adjective freehand

by hand — If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
trace — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
sketchy — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.

All 4 Synonyms of freehand