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- [lahy-suh ns]
- /ˈlaɪ səns/
- /ˈlaɪsns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahy-suh ns]
- /ˈlaɪ səns/
Definitions of license word
- noun license formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession. 1
- noun license a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit: a driver's license. 1
- noun license permission to do or not to do something. 1
- noun license intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: poetic license. 1
- noun license exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation. 1
- noun license excessive or undue freedom or liberty. 1
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Origin of license
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English licence < Middle French < Medieval Latin licentia authorization, Latin: freedom, equivalent to licent- (stem of licēns, present participle of licēre to be allowed) + -ia -ia; see -ence
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Parts of speech for License
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
license popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".
license usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for license
noun license
- charter — A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
verb license
- certify — If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
- commission — If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
- let — Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
Antonyms for license
noun license
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- 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.
- incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
- limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
verb license
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
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