freedom
The state of being free.
Noun 4 meanings
The state of being free.
“Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.”
The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
“Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.”
The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
“Freedom of a city”
Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
Adjective 1 meaning
American.
“freedom units (nickname for Imperial system), freedom fries”
Etymology
From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom.
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FREEDOM at a glance
FREEDOM has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (F 4 + R 1 + E 1 + E 1 + D 2 + O 1 + M 3) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,412 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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