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- [lib-er-tee]
- /ˈlɪb ər ti/
- /ˈlɪb.ə.ti/
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- [lib-er-tee]
- /ˈlɪb ər ti/
Definitions of liberty word
- noun plural liberty freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control. 1
- noun plural liberty freedom from external or foreign rule; independence. 1
- noun plural liberty freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice. 1
- noun plural liberty freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: The prisoner soon regained his liberty. 1
- noun plural liberty permission granted to a sailor, especially in the navy, to go ashore. 1
- noun plural liberty freedom or right to frequent or use a place: The visitors were given the liberty of the city. 1
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Origin of 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
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Parts of speech for Liberty
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
liberty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for liberty
noun liberty
- birthright — Something that is your birthright is something that you feel you have a basic right to have, simply because you are a human being.
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- dispensation — an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
- franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
Antonyms for liberty
noun liberty
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- dependence — Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- prohibition — the act of prohibiting.
Top questions with liberty
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