freedom
free-dom · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
The state of being free; liberty.
- 2.
The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.
- 3.
The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
- 4.
The state of being free from something undesirable.
- 5.
Unrestricted use of something.
Forms
plural: freedoms
Phrases & expressions
- •freedom of speech — The right to express opinions.
- •freedom of the press — The right to publish without censorship.
- •freedom fighter — Someone who fights for political freedom.
- •freedom of religion — The right to practice any religion.
- •freedom of movement — The right to travel freely.
- •four freedoms — Roosevelt's famous goals (speech, worship, from want, from fear).
Related words
Etymology
From Old English frēodōm ("freedom, state of free will"), from frēo ("free") + -dōm (suffix forming nouns of condition).